*Update* Dexterit-E 3.9.1 released.
Dexterit-E 3.9.1 contains bug fixes and usability enhancements.
Dexterit-E 3.9.1 contains a critical bug fix for users of the Kinarm Gaze Tracker. There was a problem in Dexterit-E 3.9.0 where gaze events (e.g., blink start, blink end, etc.) were always stored at time zero. For Kinarm Gaze Tracker users this is considered a necessary update.
NOTE: Some continuous time Simulink blocks (as opposed to discrete time blocks) can cause CPU overload conditions when using Dexterit-E 3.9 even though the same task may have worked in Dexterit-E 3.8 or earlier. All continuous time blocks can be replaced using a discrete equivalent. If you have a task where this problem happens, contact Kinarm support for assistance.
NOTE: The Custom Task Programming Guide for Dexterit-E 3.9 states erroneously that exam files can be up to 4 GB in length. Exam files can actually be up to 2 GB in length. For a KINARM Exoskeleton collecting 16 channels of analog data (40 channels of data total) this equates to a single exam of 15-20 hours. The duration will vary depending on the number of channels of data collected, complexity of the subject display and the compression of the data.
See the release notes for Dexterit-E for a full list of new features with 3.9.1.
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- Dexterit-E™ 3.9.0; and
- Dexterit-E Explorer™ 3.9.0
- New Kinarm Standard Tests
- Arm Movement Matching – the purpose of this test is to assess the ability of a subject to perceive motion of their arm in the horizontal workspace.
- Arm Posture Perturbation – the purpose of this test is to assess the ability of a subject to respond to unexpected disturbances of the arm when maintaining their hand at a spatial goal. (Exo only.)
- MATLAB 2019b support
- Input files for Task Programs – it is now possible to pass a user-generated file from the Dexterit-E Computer to the Robot Computer which can then be used in your Task Program. (This feature requires a Robot Computer with PN 13107 or higher.)
- See the release notes for Dexterit-E and Dexterit-E Explorer for a full list of new features.
When you upgrade to Dexterit-E 3.9, you will need to:
- upgrade to Dexterit-E Explorer 3.9.0 at the same time.
- Dexterit-E 3.9 uses a new file format to save exam data that is not backward compatible with previous (1.5 and earlier) releases of Dexterit-E Explorer.
- obtain the latest release of the Kinarm Analysis Scripts in order to load data recorded with Dexterit-E 3.9 or later. The updated MATLAB scripts are backwards compatible with previous releases and include several enhancements for usability and performance.
- contact support@kinarm.com to obtain a new license key for Dexterit-E 3.9.
- As always, Dexterit-E Explorer does not require a license and can be run on any Windows 64 bit or Mac OSx computer.
All installers are available for download once logged into the Software Downloads page.