TOTS 
About TOTS
Welcome to the home page for the Toddler Observation Training System (TOTS).
Please check the System Requirements and that you have the support software installed before running the program.
TOTS is for training purposes only and is available free of charge. However, if you wish to use the TAS45 observation system itself, please send a query to contact@suchandsuch.biz requesting website instructions and a user access code. There may be a charge for this service.
What's New?
28 March 2007: Version 3.3.0 released. This version fixes problems encountered with the Online Data Capture utility, video playback in Internet Explorer, and a few other minor bugs. Please use the minimal installer to upgrade older copies of TOTS.
14 August 2006: Version 3.2.1 maintenance release. Includes corrected items.
28 July 2006: Version 3.2 of TOTS has been released. This new version includes an updated item set, an additional nine-pile sorting screen in Module 1, two new Modules 4 and 5 introducing the newer Trilemma sorting method, and an improved user interface.
Download TOTS 3.3.0
- Complete Install - 145MB - Program and video files.
- Minimal Install - 1.24MB - Program only, no video files.
Upgrading TOTS 2.7.x, 2.8.x or 3.x (including betas)
You can upgrade an older copy of TOTS by downloading the Minimal Installer for TOTS 3.3.0 and installing it over the top of your previous copy. This will preserve all user-registrations made in the older version, and the video files. Make sure you install 3.3.0 into the same folder as your older copy to preserve user-registrations (default C:\Program Files\TOTS). If the installer asks if you want to replace any older files, click "Yes" or "Yes to all".
System Requirements
- Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
- TCP/IP networking must be installed.
- Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 or newer.
- Java (either the default Microsoft VM in IE or a newer runtime from Sun should be fine).
- Windows Media Player 9 or newer must be installed to play the video files.
Download Support Software
These are updates for your system which you may need to download and install.
- Java from Sun.
- Windows Media Player from Microsoft.
Troubleshooting
These are problems which you may encounter (which we know about) and steps to take to try and resolve them.
| Problem | Solution |
| When using the Online Data Capture utility, you receive the error message "Bad code". | This problem has been addressed in TOTS version 3.3.0 and newer. Please use the minimal installer to upgrade older copies of TOTS. |
| The video files do not play in Internet Explorer 7. | This problem has been addressed in TOTS version 3.3.0 and newer. Please use the minimal installer to upgrade older copies of TOTS. |
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When trying to install the program, you receive an error message beginning
"Installer User Interface Mode not Supported..." (All versions earlier than 3.2) |
Please download and try version 3.2 or newer. Since version 3.2, the installer has been built using a newer package which should not have this problem. |
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The program fails to connect to http://tots/ (versions 2.7.x and 2.8.x only) |
After launching TOTS, try entering http://127.0.0.1/ into your web browser's address bar and press Enter. If this works, you can change the program to launch directly to this address by using a text editor such as Notepad to edit the "microweb.ini" configuration file in the TOTS install folder (default C:\Program Files\TOTS). Near the top of the file, change the line hostName=tots to hostName=127.0.0.1 . Save and close the file, and relaunch TOTS. |
| My problem is not listed. | Send a query to the address below. |
More Information
Queries may be sent to contact@suchandsuch.biz.