We are delighted to announce new software versions for Aurora and NIRSite by NIRx. They may already be downloaded from our Help Center! These updates include compatibility for MacOS and the Hyperscan application. Thank you to our team in Berlin for making this happen.
Aurora 2021.4: Data acquisition with NIRSport2
New features and improvements
Support of single device split Hyperscanning in Hyperscan application. Ability to choose two different (max. 8x8) configurations to run from one NSP2 device, support for short channels and accelerometer. Independent visualization of data, separate storage of data.
LSL stream update: Inclusion of subject information (name, age, etc.) in LSL stream metadata.
Full accelerometer data in LSL stream.
Full accelerometer data (100 Hz) in SNIRF file.
Accelerometer samples (in LSL stream, *.acc, and SNIRF file) are corrected for drift of clock between NSP2 and accelerometer.
More default montages & configurations included when Aurora is initially installed.
Bug fixes and changes
Better error messages/handling when writing access to Documents folder is denied by Windows
Validation of "Data root directory" and "Configuration directory" on the settings page (i.e. errors when the directory does not exist or Aurora can't write to it)
Hyperscan data now saved in the Hyperscan folder instead of the Data folder.
Better validation of custom channel names/labels
NIRSite 2021.4: Montage Creation
Bug fixes and changes
Compatibility now spans from macOS Mojave to Big Sur.
Optode positions created in the fNIRS Optodes’ Location Decider (fOLD) can be loaded directly into NIRSite (if saved in ASCII format).
Digpts.txt file is automatically generated in the montage folder.
Additionally, we will be hosting an open webinar 11th May, 10 am EST/ 4 pm CET on Hyperscan: The hyperscanning feature for NIRSport2 + Aurora that will go over many of these features - see you there!
Would you like to learn more? Feel free to reach out to our support team. We’d be happy to hear from you.