Time-stamping computer events to report .1-msec accuracy of events in the Micro Experimental Laboratory

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A critical problem in most real-time programming tasks is the verification that timing of the presented displays and recorded events occur at the expected times. It is often difficult for psychologists to verify critical timing because of the lack of costly specialized tools and technicians to measure events with millisecond accuracy. Algorithms utilized in a new Time Audit mechanism, added to the Micro Experimental Laboratory, are described. This new mechanism involves the recording and time stamping of all input and output events with 0.1-msec accuracy. This allows the experimenter to determine the initiation, duration, and termination of each event and also makes it possible to relate these events to the synchronization of the screen refresh cycle. A customized user interface provides a time log and event-tracing feature that enables nonprogrammers to determine the duration of command execution to the .1-msec level, allowing rapid, precise assessment of program execution. The resulting time log provides a detailed specification of the experimental events for debugging and a permanent record of the experimental procedure. © 1993 Psychonomic Society, Inc.

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Schneider, W., Zuccolotto, A., & Tirone, S. T. (1993). Time-stamping computer events to report .1-msec accuracy of events in the Micro Experimental Laboratory. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 25(2), 276–280. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204509

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