Module Hierarchy

• VisionEgg: The Vision Egg package.
  • Configuration: Load config values from environment, config file, or defaults.
  • Core: Core Vision Egg functionality.
  • Daq: Definition of data acquisition and triggering interfaces.
  • DaqLPT: Data acquisition and triggering over the parallel port.
  • DaqOverTCP: Implements data acquisition over TCP.
  • Deprecated: Bits of code which will be removed in the future.
  • Dots: Random dot stimuli.
  • FlowControl: Flow control for the Vision Egg.
  • gl_qt
  • Gratings: Grating stimuli.
  • GUI: Graphical user interface classes and functions.
  • Lib3DS: Use .3DS files.
  • MoreStimuli: Assorted stimuli.
  • ParameterTypes: Type checking for the Vision Egg.
  • PlatformDependent: Implementations of functions which vary by platform.
  • posix_maxpriority
  • PyroClient: Python Remote Objects support - Client side.
  • PyroHelpers: Python Remote Objects support.
  • SphereMap: Stimuli on spheres, including texture maps.
  • TCPController: Allows control of parameter values over the network.
  • Text: Text stimuli.
  • Textures: Texture (images mapped onto polygons) stimuli.
  • ThreeDeeMath: Vertex and matrix operations - simulate OpenGL transforms.

Class Hierarchy

• Pyro.core.ObjBase
  • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroConstantController
  • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroEncapsulatedController: Create the instance of Controller on client, and send it to server.
  • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroEvalStringController
  • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroExecStringController
  • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroLocalDictController: Contain several dictionary entries, set controller accordingly.
• Tkinter.Grid: Geometry manager Grid.
  • Tkinter.Widget: Internal class.
    • Tkinter.Frame: Frame widget which may contain other widgets and can have a 3D border.
      • VisionEgg.GUI.AppWindow: A GUI Window that can be subclassed for a main application window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.GraphicsConfigurationWindow: Graphics Configuration Window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.InfoFrame
      • VisionEgg.GUI.ProgressBar
• Tkinter.Misc: Internal class.
  • Tkinter.BaseWidget: Internal class.
    • Tkinter.Toplevel: Toplevel widget, e.g.
      • VisionEgg.GUI.ToplevelDialog: Base class for a dialog that runs on the top level.
        • VisionEgg.GUI.GetKeypressDialog: Open a dialog box which returns when a valid key is pressed.
    • Tkinter.Widget: Internal class.
      • Tkinter.Frame: Frame widget which may contain other widgets and can have a 3D border.
        • VisionEgg.GUI.AppWindow: A GUI Window that can be subclassed for a main application window...
        • VisionEgg.GUI.GraphicsConfigurationWindow: Graphics Configuration Window...
        • VisionEgg.GUI.InfoFrame
        • VisionEgg.GUI.ProgressBar
• Tkinter.Pack: Geometry manager Pack.
  • Tkinter.Widget: Internal class.
    • Tkinter.Frame: Frame widget which may contain other widgets and can have a 3D border.
      • VisionEgg.GUI.AppWindow: A GUI Window that can be subclassed for a main application window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.GraphicsConfigurationWindow: Graphics Configuration Window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.InfoFrame
      • VisionEgg.GUI.ProgressBar
• Tkinter.Place: Geometry manager Place.
  • Tkinter.Widget: Internal class.
    • Tkinter.Frame: Frame widget which may contain other widgets and can have a 3D border.
      • VisionEgg.GUI.AppWindow: A GUI Window that can be subclassed for a main application window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.GraphicsConfigurationWindow: Graphics Configuration Window...
      • VisionEgg.GUI.InfoFrame
      • VisionEgg.GUI.ProgressBar
• Tkinter.Wm: Provides functions for the communication with the window manager.
  • Tkinter.Toplevel: Toplevel widget, e.g.
    • VisionEgg.GUI.ToplevelDialog: Base class for a dialog that runs on the top level.
      • VisionEgg.GUI.GetKeypressDialog: Open a dialog box which returns when a valid key is pressed.
• VisionEgg.Configuration.Config: Holds global Vision Egg configuration information.
• VisionEgg.Core.FrameTimer: Time inter frame intervals and compute frames per second.
• VisionEgg.Daq.Device
  • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTDevice: A single parallel port.
  • VisionEgg.DaqOverTCP.TCPDaqDevice: Data acquisition over TCP.
• VisionEgg.DaqOverTCP.DaqConnection
• VisionEgg.Deprecated.Message: DEPRECATED Handles message/warning/error printing, exception raising.
• VisionEgg.Parameters: Parameter container.
• VisionEgg.PyroClient.PyroClient: Simplifies getting PyroControllers from a remote computer.
• VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroServer: Set up a Pyro server for your PyroControllers and PyroGoClass.
• VisionEgg.TCPController.TCPServer: TCP server creates SocketListenController upon connection.
• VisionEgg.ThreeDeeMath.TransformMatrix
• __builtin__.object: The most base type...
  • VisionEgg.ClassWithParameters: Base class for any class that uses parameters.
    • VisionEgg.Daq.Channel
      • VisionEgg.DaqOverTCP.DaqServerChannel
      • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTChannel: A data acquisition channel using the parallel port.
    • VisionEgg.Daq.ChannelParameters
      • VisionEgg.Daq.DaqMode
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Buffered
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Immediate
      • VisionEgg.Daq.Functionality
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Input
          • VisionEgg.DaqOverTCP.DaqServerInputChannel
          • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTInput
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Output
          • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTOutput
      • VisionEgg.Daq.SignalType
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Analog
        • VisionEgg.Daq.Digital
    • VisionEgg.Textures.Mask2D: A mask for windowing a portion of a texture.
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.Presentation: Handles the timing and coordination of stimulus presentation.
    • VisionEgg.Core.Projection: Converts stimulus coordinates to viewport coordinates.
      • VisionEgg.Core.OrthographicProjection: An orthographic projection.
      • VisionEgg.Core.OrthographicProjectionNoZClip: An orthographic projection without Z clipping.
      • VisionEgg.Core.PerspectiveProjection: A perspective projection.
      • VisionEgg.Core.SimplePerspectiveProjection: A simplified perspective projection.
    • VisionEgg.Core.Screen: An OpenGL window, possibly displayed across multiple displays.
    • VisionEgg.Core.Stimulus: Base class for a stimulus.
      • VisionEgg.Gratings.AlphaGratingCommon: Base class with common code to all ways of drawing gratings in alpha.
      • VisionEgg.SphereMap.AzElGrid: Spherical grid of iso-azimuth and iso-elevation lines.
      • VisionEgg.Dots.DotArea2D: Random dots of constant velocity Every dot has the same velocity.
      • VisionEgg.Textures.FixationCross: Cross useful for fixation point.
      • VisionEgg.Core.FixationSpot: A rectangle stimulus, typically used as a fixation spot.
      • VisionEgg.Text.GlutTextBase: DEPRECATED.
        • VisionEgg.Text.BitmapText: DEPRECATED.
        • VisionEgg.Text.StrokeText: DEPRECATED.
      • VisionEgg.Gratings.LuminanceGratingCommon: Base class with common code to all ways of drawing luminance gratings.
        • VisionEgg.Gratings.SinGrating2D: Sine wave grating stimulus This is a general-purpose, realtime sine-wave luminace grating generator.
        • VisionEgg.SphereMap.SphereGrating: Map 2D sinusoidal grating onto sphere.
        • VisionEgg.SphereMap.SphereWindow: This draws an opaque sphere with a single window in it.
      • VisionEgg.Lib3DS.Model3DS: Model3DS -- A 3D model from a .3ds file...
      • VisionEgg.MoreStimuli.Rectangle3D: Solid color rectangle positioned explicitly by four vertices.
      • VisionEgg.MoreStimuli.Target2D: Rectanglular stimulus.
      • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureStimulusBaseClass: Parameters common to all stimuli that use textures.
        • VisionEgg.SphereMap.SphereMap: Mercator mapping of rectangular texture onto sphere.
        • VisionEgg.Textures.SpinningDrum: Panoramic image texture mapped onto flat rectangle or 3D cylinder.
        • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureStimulus: A textured rectangle.
          • VisionEgg.Text.Text: Single line of text rendered using pygame/SDL true type fonts.
        • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureStimulus3D: A textured rectangle placed arbitrarily in 3 space.
    • VisionEgg.Daq.Trigger
      • VisionEgg.DaqOverTCP.DaqServerTrigger
    • VisionEgg.Core.Viewport: Connects stimuli to a screen.
  • VisionEgg.FlowControl.Controller: Control parameters.
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.ConstantController: Set parameters to a constant value.
      • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroConstantController
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.EncapsulatedController: Set parameters by encapsulating another Controller.
      • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroEncapsulatedController: Create the instance of Controller on client, and send it to server.
      • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroLocalDictController: Contain several dictionary entries, set controller accordingly.
      • VisionEgg.TCPController.TCPController: Control a parameter from a network (TCP) connection.
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.EvalStringController: Set parameters using dynamically interpreted Python string.
      • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroEvalStringController
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.ExecStringController: Set parameters using potentially complex Python string.
      • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroExecStringController
    • VisionEgg.FlowControl.FunctionController: Set parameters using a Python function.
    • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTTriggerInController
    • VisionEgg.DaqLPT.LPTTriggerOutController: Use 8 bits of digital output for triggering and frame timing verification.
    • VisionEgg.PyroHelpers.PyroListenController: Handle connection from remote machine, control PyroControllers.
    • VisionEgg.TCPController.SocketListenController: Handle connection from remote machine, control TCPControllers.
  • __builtin__.dict: dict() -> new empty dictionary.
    • VisionEgg.ParameterDefinition: Define parameters used in ClassWithParameters...
  • __builtin__.float: float(x) -> floating point number Convert a string or number to a floating point number, if possible.
  • __builtin__.int: int(x[, base]) -> integer Convert a string or number to an integer, if possible.
  • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.ParameterTypeDef: Base class for all parameter type definitions...
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.AnyClass
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.AnyOf
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Boolean
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Callable
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Instance
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Integer
      • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.UnsignedInteger
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.NoneType
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Real
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Sequence: A tuple, list or Numeric array...
      • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Sequence2
      • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Sequence3
      • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Sequence4
        • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.Sequence4x4
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.String
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.SubClass
  • VisionEgg.Textures.Texture: A 2 dimensional texture.
    • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureFromFile: DEPRECATED.
  • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureObject: Texture data in OpenGL.
  • __builtin__.type: type(object) -> the object's type...
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.AnyClassMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.BooleanMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.CallableMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.IntegerMC
      • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.UnsignedIntegerMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.NoneMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.RealMC
    • VisionEgg.ParameterTypes.StringMC
• exceptions.Exception: Common base class for all exceptions.
  • exceptions.StandardError: Base class for all standard Python exceptions.
    • exceptions.RuntimeError: Unspecified run-time error.
      • VisionEgg.Gratings.NumSamplesTooLargeError
      • VisionEgg.Textures.TextureTooLargeError