v6.0.0

New features

• PsPM now support a developer mode, which allows
  • Minimised terminal output.
  • Automagical parameter selection for testing.
  • Always overwrite files.
• pspm_extract_segments
  • now allows an option z-score for normalisation.
• pspm_find_valid_fixations
  • now allows processing preprocessed left/right/combined pupil data.
• pspm_gaze_pp
  • now allows preprocessing gaze signals.
• pspm_overwrite
  • now handles the behaviour of overwrite if not defined by the user, and is used where applicable.
• pspm_time2index
  • now processes adjustable conversion from time to index globally.
• pspm_update_chantype
  • now allows generalised behaviour of updating channel types.

Bug fix

• General
  • A bug which may lead to failure of PsPM path searching has been fixed.
  • A bug which may display figures in the GUI has been fixed.
• pspm_bf_spsrf_box
  • now uses correct parameter settings.
• pspm_convert_ppu2hb
  • terminates if only one pulse is detected.
• pspm_data_editor
  • now able to show figures when import a datafile correctly.
• pspm_dcm
  • now handles missing epochs that start at 0 correctly.
  • now processes variables properly to make length consistent.
• pspm_display
  • now display plots with correct x-axis ranges.
• pspm_glm
  • now applies correct variable settings.
  • now produces results correctly when facing many short missing epochs.
• pspm_interpolate
  • now returns results correctly when applying forced extrapolation.
• pspm_resp_pp
  • now allows replace as the channel action properly.
• pspm_scr_pp
  • now uses inconsistent variables when delivering missing epochs.
  • now writes data out properly when epochs are removed.
  • now properly handles data if the first channel is not scr.
• pspm_sf
  • now refer to model file correctly.
• pspm_split_sessions
  • now processes missing files with an epoch starting at 0s properly.
  • now properly catches edge cases.
• ValidSamplesModel
  • now properly throw warnings if histogram counts are zeros.

Improvements

• General
  • now supports loading ppg data.
  • now displays improved terminal output text.
• pspm_con1
  • now assesses the statistics in the arguments for throwing warnings when detecting invalid values.
• pspm_data_editor
  • now displays the x and y axis label and text according to the input data.
  • now sorts the epoch list according to the start data point.
• pspm_get_marker
  • now detect and update the field flank when applicable.
• pspm_import
  • now detect and update the field flank when applicable.
• pspm_load_data
  • now checks whether the input has an empty channel.
  • now autofills some variables.
• pspm_pupil_pp
  • now calls pspm_load_data to load single channels.
• pspm_rev_glm
  • now display normalised data for visualisation purpose only.
• pspm_write_channel
  • now checks whether the input has an empty channel.

GUI

• "Edit defaults" in the GUI is now working properly.
• GUI typeface is now generalised across the software.

Discussion Page

PsPM now has a discussion page for users to ask questions about the usage of the software.