# Hardware to get started
**URL:** https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 26, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530 "2015-03-26T14:11:22Z")
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530/1 "2015-03-26T14:11:22Z")
Dear MWorks team
I am seriously considering MWorks for my new monkey neurophysiology lab in Newcastle.
What hardware will I need to get started to train a monkey on a standard visual task involving eye movement responses?
Thanks,
Michael
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530/2 "2015-03-27T18:46:36Z")
Hi Michael,
> What hardware will I need to get started to train a monkey on a standard visual task involving eye movement responses?
The only hardware required to run MWorks is a Mac running OS X 10.8 or later, preferably one with a discrete graphics chipset (i.e. one made by NVIDIA or AMD).
I assume you’re asking about I/O hardware support? Out of the box, there’s a fairly limited number of devices supported:
- Eye tracking: [EyeLink 1000](http://www.sr-research.com/eyelink1000plus.html) and [EyeLink II](http://www.sr-research.com/eyelinkII.html)
- General-purpose I/O: [National Instruments DAQs](https://mworks.discourse.group/kb/io-devices/setup-for-using-ni-daq-devices), [ITC-18](http://heka.com/products/products_main.html#acq_itc18)
- USB HID input devices (keyboards, gamepads, etc.)
- Mouse/touchscreen input
You can add support for other hardware by writing MWorks plugins.
Does that answer your question?
Cheers,
Chris Stawarz
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530/3 "2015-03-30T09:58:31Z")
Thanks! That answers it for now, Michael
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/hardware-to-get-started/530/4 "2022-07-19T22:40:56Z")