Abstract
A vestibular testing laboratory with five test stations was implemented as a clinical research and testing facility, automating and adapting tests for patients with inner-ear balance disorders. These were designed to quantitate postural control, and eye movement response to rotational, caloric, and visual (optokinetic) stimuli. Microprocessors were used as satellite processors in a star network under hierarchical control of a host minicomputer. All disk storage was controlled by the host, with data transfer from satellites via parallel interfaces. Network software was designed and implemented to be under control of the host in a foreground-background structure. The practical operation of this laboratory required that technicians at each satellite test station initiate, perform, and complete an individual test in dependently of other tests. Examples from two test stations are presented. A 2-year data base of test results provides important multitest correlations for use in diagnostic evaluations.
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