[NEW FEATURE 8.2025] How do I add a calibration button in Mind Express that links directly to Intelligaze?

This update is for WinSlate Enable Eyes users who are utilizing the Alea camera (not the Hiru camera).  Previously, in order to access Intelligaze calibration, users would need to close Mind Express, calibrate with Intelligaze, and re-open Mind Express.  With this new update, a button can be programmed right from within Mind Express to seamlessly access Intelligaze calibration!

Note:  Any new funded/loan devices shipped after 9/12 should already have these buttons programmed!

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First, check for updates!

Intelligaze (Eye Gaze) Software

• Ensure that your Intelligaze software is running on at least version 11.3.9350.  See How do I keep my WinSlate Enable Eyes NXT up-to-date?
• If Intelligaze is not on the version listed above, and you don’t have the option to update it using the button within the Intelligaze software (i.e. it’s greyed out), download the latest version of Intelligaze from the website.  Visit https://www.intelligaze.com/en/support/download to access this file
  • This is the file you will need to download:

Windows Software

• Ensure that Windows is running its latest version.  See How do I keep my WinSlate Enable Eyes NXT up-to-date? for more on how to check this.

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Next, program a button within the vocabulary file to open the Intelligaze calibration feature!  Here's how to do that in 2 different pagesets (CoreWord and Amego):

CoreWord

1. You can program the button anywhere, but the recommended location is on the existing “Calibrate” button
   1. From the home page, locate this button by selecting "Extras & Controls" .  The "Calibrate" button is on this page.
2. Once you’re on the page with that button, open "Edit mode" by selecting in the upper left corner of the screen, and then selecting "Edit."
3. Select the "Calibrate" button

4. Review the Edit menu on the right side of the screen.  Delete any action that’s currently programmed onto that button by pressing the small trash can.

   

5. Add a new action by selecting "Add action" 

    

6. In the window that appears, select "Windows control" (you will need to scroll down to see this button), and then "Start Program"
7. Click "OK" in the lower right corner.
8. Click the folder below the text box:
9. You will need to locate the "Intelligaze Direct" file.  This may be in one of two spots depending on how your WinSlate is set up:
   1. C Drive --> Program Files --> Alea Technologies --> Bin Folder --> Intelligaze Direct
   2. C Drive --> Program Files x86 --> Alea Technologies --> Bin Folder --> Intelligaze Direct
10. Click "OK" in the lower right corner.

11. Click the green checkmark in the lower right corner of the "Edit" menu to close "Edit mode."

    

12. Click the "Save" button in the upper left corner of the screen next to the "Menu" button. 

    

13. Now the button you programmed will open Intelligaze calibration!

Amego

1. You can program the button anywhere, but the recommended location is on the "Settings" page
   1. From the any of the main pages, a "Settings" button is programmed in the lower right corner.
2. Once you’re on the page with that button, open "Edit mode" by selecting in the upper left corner, and then selecting "Edit."

3. Click on the current "Eye Tracking" button and change the label to "Change Dwell Time" or something similar.  You may also want change the picture and move it over slightly so there is room for the new calibration button.  

   

   

   1. Remain in "Edit mode" once this is complete.

4. Click on an empty button location on the board.  You can resize the button and move it to wherever you'd like.  This is where you will be programming the "Calibration" button.

   1. If the device has a red "X" over it, it means it's hidden.  See this article for how to make the button visible:  How do I hide or mask buttons on a page?  

   

5. Change the button label and picture to reflect that it will be used to calibrate.  You can also change the button style to match the other buttons on the page if you'd like.  How do I change the button style?

   1. If you would not like the button to say "Calibrate" aloud when you select it, remove the speech action from the button by pressing the small trash can (blue box in picture below)

      

6. Add a new action to the button by selecting "Add action" in the edit menu on the right side of the screen.
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8. In the window that appears, select "Windows control" (you will need to scroll down to see this button), and then "Start Program"
9. Click "OK" in the lower right corner.
10. Click the folder below the text box:
11. You will need to locate the "Intelligaze Direct" file.  This may be in one of two spots depending on how your WinSlate is set up:
    1. C Drive --> Program Files --> Alea Technologies --> Bin Folder --> Intelligaze Direct
    2. C Drive --> Program Files x86 --> Alea Technologies --> Bin Folder --> Intelligaze Direct
12. Click "OK" in the lower right corner.

13. Click the green checkmark in the lower right corner of the "Edit" menu to close "Edit mode."

    

14. Click the "Save" button in the upper left corner of the screen next to the "Menu" button. 

    

15. Now the button you programmed will open Intelligaze calibration!

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