Managing Files

This is the home page of the Elephant Vending Machine. This is the page you will see when you first connect. From here you can select various pages for managing log, experiment, and stimuli files as well as for starting experiment files.

Vending Machine UI home page

Managing Logs

From the home page, select “Manage Logs” and you will see the following log file management page.

Vending Machine Log Management page

On this log management page, you can select the “View” button for any of the log files to download that file. You can also select “Delete” and then confirm in the popup by selecting “Delete” again to delete a log file.

Vending Machine Log Management confirm delete popup

Managing Experiments

From the home page, select “Manage Experiments” and you will see the following experiment file management page.

Vending Machine Experiment Management page

On this experiment management page, you can select the “View” button for any of the experiment files to download that file. You can also select “Delete” and then confirm in the popup by selecting “Delete” again to delete an experiment file.

Vending Machine Experiment Management confirm delete popup

In order to create a new experiment, you can either use the form to generate a standard experiment or upload a python file. An example python file is linked at the top of the “Manage Experiments” page.

Managing Stimuli Groups

From the home page, select “Manage Stimuli” and you will see the following stimuli file management page.

Vending Machine Stimuli Management page

On this stimuli management page, you can select the “View” button to open any stimuli folder. You can also select “Delete” and then confirm in the popup by selecting “Delete” again to delete a stimuli group folder. However, you cannot deleted the “Fixations” folder. In order to add a new group, a unique name can be entered at the top of this page to create a blank folder.

Vending Machine Stimuli Management confirm delete popup

Managing Stimuli

After choosing the “View” button on a stimuli group folder, you will be navigated to a page containing all the stimuli images in that group.

Vending Machine Stimuli Group Management page

You may select to “View” a specific stimuli card. You can also select “Delete” and then confirm in the popup by selecting “Delete” again to delete a stimuli file.

Vending Machine Stimuli Management confirm delete popup

Additionally, you can “Copy to Folder” stimuli, which allows you to copy a file to another group folder.

Vending Machine Stimuli Management copy popup