Temperature Preference Tracker v2
A Windows desktop application for real-time, webcam-based object tracking designed for thermal preference research. Uses an infrared / low light sensitive USB camera for contrast-based contour detection to follow a subject (i.e., a fish) inside a two-choice thermal arena and records timestamped X-Y coordinates at one-second intervals.
Key capabilities:
- Real-time contrast-based object tracking
- Automatic brightness-based tracking calibration with user-adjustable sensitivity sliders
- Adjustable X-threshold line that splits the arena into left/right zones
- Mask drawing tools to isolate the region of interest
- DAQ hardware: dual-channel temperature monitoring with 2-point calibration
- Digital output control for heating, cooling, and mixing pump trigger with safety limits
- System Control trials with configurable heat/cool cycling
- Data export to timestamped CSV files
- Trial (7-day) and licensed activation modes