The Observer XT

To install The Observer XT

• First, check your Windows version. It must be 64 bit Windows 10.
• We recommend to turn off the automatic updates for hardware device drivers. You should leave on the automatic updates for the rest of Windows.
• Download and install the Setup file. You can find this file in the 'Versions' tab.
• Select ‘Activate Software License Key’ and click OK.
• Choose whether the license should be floating or fixed:
  • Floating – if you are able to have an internet connection to your computers, a floating license gives you the added benefit of flexibly changing which of the computers you want to use. The software can be installed on any computer and can be used wherever and whenever you want.
  • Fixed – the software can be used on a single designated computer. To activate the fixed license, an internet connection is needed. After that, the software can be used without an internet connection.
    EXCEPTION | you do not need an internet connection to the computer you want to acquire data with. You can activate the fixed license with a one-off internet connection or using a QR code.
• Enter the activation key and click OK to start the trial.

To use The Observer XT

• Download The Observer XT Quick Start Guide. You can find this guide in the 'Documentation' tab.
• To have The Observer XT Help available on another computer than the one with The Observer XT, download the pdf. You can find the Help file in the 'Documentation' tab.
• For a Quick Tour of The Observer XT, download and watch the video tutorials which are listed in the 'Training Videos' tab.

Important instructions for upgraders

When you open a project that was made with a previous version of The Observer XT, the data will be converted to the new version and a backup of the previous version will be created in the current folder.

Backup file: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Noldus\The Observer XT\Projects\Name project.vpb

Pocket Observer

If you need to be mobile during observations, but also require accurate coding and analysis, Pocket Observer offers the best solution for your research by combining the power of The Observer XT with the portability of a handheld device.

Android 6 is the minimum supported version for Pocket Observer 3.4 (Marshmellow, from end of 2015).
The SDK version is Android 9, that’s what the Pocket Observer is optimized for.
All versions of Android before 6 will not be able to install the latest build version of Pocket Observer.

To install Pocket Observer

• Pocket Observer runs on Android devices. Select to use Pocket Observer with Android device in the Coding Scheme Settings (Setup menu) of The Observer XT. 
• To install Pocket Observer 3.4 on your Android device, see the Reference Manual on the Documentation tab. Download the installation file from the Versions tab.

ULog

uLog is the logging tool for user-system interaction. It automatically records user-system interactions, such as: keystrokes, special keys (e.g. space bar), key combinations, characters, text strings and mouse clicks, double clicks, mouse wheel turns, and more. Find more information about uLog on our website

Please note that uLog logs all keyboard and mouse activity, so also typed passwords. Please make sure your test participants are aware of this before you start the test.

uLog is installed on a computer from which you want to log the computer and mouse events.

To install ULog

• Insert the uLog USB stick into a USB port of your computer on which you want to log the computer events.
• Copy the file uLogInstaller.exe to a location on the PC where you want to start uLog from. You can find this file in the Versions tab.
• Double-click the file uLoginstaller.exe to install uLog. This creates a folder uLog with the program file uLog.exe. Note this location, because this is where you start the program from. Alternatively, right-click the file uLog.exe and choose Send to > Desktop (create shortcut). 

It also creates a folder uLog in the folder C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Noldus\uLog. This is the default location where the log files are stored.

E-Prime

To present stimuli to your test participants, you can use E-Prime in combination with The Observer XT.E-Prime sends the collected data to The Observer XT immediately after the session. The collected data is then visualized as behaviors and modifiers in The Observer XT; including the time at which the stimulus was given, which stimulus it was, and how the participant responded to the stimulus.

To install E-Prime

• To use The Observer XT with E-Prime, download the E-Prime Client and E-Prime Server which you can find in the Versions tab. 
• See the Technical Note - E-Prime with The Observer XT in the Documentation tab for instructions. 
• You need a Professional license of E-Prime 3.0.

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• The Observer XT - Setup - 17.0.1304

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Documents for Latest Version

The Observer XT - Setup - 17.0.1304 138

• The Observer XT 17 - Help

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - English

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Japanese

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Chinese

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Deutsch

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Francais

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Espanol

• The Observer XT 17 - Quick Start Guide - Italiano

• The Observer XT - Application Manual

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - BitBrain EEG

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - Tobii Pro Eye trackers

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - BIOPAC MP System

• The Observer XT 15 - Technical Note - E-Prime

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - MindWare

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - ShuttlePRO2

• The Observer XT - Technical Note - SyncBox

• The Observer XT - Reference Manual - uASQ

• License Structure The Observer XT