Ultrasession in opensesame

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The recommended way to acquire ultrasound data in the Phonology Lab is via an Opensesame experiment. You can use Opensesame to display a series of prompts to a subject and run and control the acquisition utilities in inline scripts. A simple experiment proceeds like this:

  1. variables related to data acquisition are set
  2. the ultrasound acquisition system is initialized
  3. the experiment loops over a list of stimuli, which are used to prompt the subject
    1. a preparatory prompt is shown to the subject
    2. ultrasession.py is started and delays until the ultrasound system confirms that it is imaging
    3. a speaking prompt is shown to the subject. This prompt can be shown for a defined duration, or it can be displayed until the subject presses a key.
    4. ultrasession.py is sent a signal to stop acquisition

These steps are followed in the sample experiment available on github. See the test experiment provided in the latest release.