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| caption        = 2018 Buttonbox
 
| caption        = 2018 Buttonbox
 
| downloads      = {{bulleted list
 
| downloads      = {{bulleted list
       | [[Media:buttonbox2018.pdf|Buttonbox 2018 Hardware Design]]
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       | [https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/PPTKCyrjLkN4XUO Buttonbox 2018]
      | [[Media:BITSI2018_Teensy36.zip|Code Template 2018 (Teensy 3.6)]]
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      | [[Media:serial_install.zip|Driver Teensy 3.6]]
   
       | [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci RuSocSci] (Python package)
 
       | [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci RuSocSci] (Python package)
      | [https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/TPOOlgZrxK0lQSt Downloads Scripts]
   
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| caption        = 2013 Buttonbox
 
| caption        = 2013 Buttonbox
 
| downloads      = {{bulleted list
 
| downloads      = {{bulleted list
       | [[Buttonbox 2013 Hardware|Buttonbox 2013 Hardware Design]]
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       | [https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/72XEcu2XKSgzxjp Buttonbox 2015]
      | [[Media:BITSI_tempalte2015_duemilanove.zip|Code Template 2015 (Duemilanove)]]
   
       | [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci RuSocSci] (Python package)
 
       | [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci RuSocSci] (Python package)
 
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=== Python/PsychoPy ===
 
=== Python/PsychoPy ===
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Download this site-package to use the buttonbox: [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci rusocsci]
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Download this site-package to use the buttonbox: [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/RuSocSci rusocsci]  
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or use in windows command 'pip install --upgrade rusocsci'
    
'''Example using buttons from the buttonbox in Python:'''
 
'''Example using buttons from the buttonbox in Python:'''
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# select a function
 
# select a function
bb.sendMarker(val=(ord(X)))   #select pulse time
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bb.sendMarker(val=(ord('X'))) #select pulse time
 
bb.sendMarker(val=2)          #set time of dureation pulse to 2ms
 
bb.sendMarker(val=2)          #set time of dureation pulse to 2ms
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bb.sendMarker(val=(ord(M)))   #select marker out
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bb.sendMarker(val=(ord('M'))) #select marker out
bb.sendMarker(val=115)           #set marker value 115
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bb.sendMarker(val=115)         #set marker value 115
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
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# make a buttonbox
 
# make a buttonbox
 
ser = serial.Serial("COM2", 115200, timeout = 0.10 )
 
ser = serial.Serial("COM2", 115200, timeout = 0.10 )
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ser = serial.Serial("/dev/ttyUSB0", 115200, timeout = 0.10 )
    
while True:
 
while True:
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For more documentation click here: http://pythonhosted.org//RuSocSci/index.html
 
For more documentation click here: http://pythonhosted.org//RuSocSci/index.html
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<br>
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<br>
    
=== Matlab ===
 
=== Matlab ===
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'''Example using markers with the Buttonbox in Matlab:'''
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="height:50em; overflow:auto;">
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Download the file Bitsi.m from the DCCN website: https://intranet.donders.ru.nl/index.php?id=bitsim0
function ret = buttonbox(cmd,varargin)
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<br> Make sure to have this file in your Matlab path.
% to initialize connection: (omit 2nd argument if defaults apply)
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="overflow:auto;">
%    define settings as structure with fields:
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% At the start of your script, create the buttonbox serial object
%      bb.Device    = 'COM2';
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bb = Bitsi("COM2");
%      bb.BaudRate  = 115200;
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% other code
%      bb.DataBits  = 8;
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        :
%      bb.StopBits  = 1;
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</syntaxhighlight>
%      bb.Parity    = 'none';
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% handle = buttonbox('open',bb)
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%
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% to run: (receiving incoming data, check code for own purposes)
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% buttonbox('run');
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%
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% or
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%
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% to send a marker: (marker: a numeric value; Fs: sampling frequency device)
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% buttonbox(marker,Fs)
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%
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% or
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%
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% to wait for a buttonpress:
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% buttonbox('clear'); (make sure buttonbox buffer is emptied)
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% key = buttonbox('wait_keypress')
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%
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% to close the connection:
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% buttonbox('close');
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persistent old_hdl % keep handle to COM object persistent
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BITSI simple mode:
% set defaults
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="overflow:auto;">
bb.Device    = 'COM2';
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% This example is for an EEG system sampling at 500Hz samplerate.  
bb.BaudRate  = 115200;
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% at the start of your script, reset marker
bb.DataBits  = 8;
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samplerate = 500;
bb.StopBits  = 1;
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pulseLen = 2000/samplerate; % get pulse time length for a 2 samples delay
bb.Parity    = 'none';
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bb.sendTrigger(0);
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% send a marker
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val = 1;                                     % val: this is your marker code, range code 1-255
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bb.sendTrigger(val);
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java.lang.Thread.sleep(pulseLen);   % wait long enough for the EEG system to capture the trigger, i.e., 2000/samplerate ms
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% reset marker
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bb.sendTrigger(0)                % Note: if resetting the marker is not possible at this moment in code, you can decide to do this later as long as it has taken place long enough before the next marker has to be sent. Another solution using a timer object instead of a simple delay is outlined below.
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</syntaxhighlight>
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if nargin < 1
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BITSI extended mode:
  cmd = 'open';
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="overflow:auto;">
end
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samplerate = 500;
if nargin > 1 && isstruct(varargin{1})
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pulseLen = 2000/samplerate; % get pulse time length for a 2 samples delay
  % user overwrites default settings
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% select a function
  flds = fields(varargin{1});
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bb.sendTrigger(uint8('X'));   % select pulse time
  for n = 1 : numel(flds)
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bb.sendTrigger(pulseLen);            % set time of duration pulse to (2000/samplerate) ms
      bb.(flds{n}) = varargin{1}.(flds{n});
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  end
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val = 1;                                    % val: this is your marker code, range code 1-255
end
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bb.sendTrigger(uint8('M')); % select marker out
if nargin==1 && isnumeric(cmd)
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bb.sendTrigger(val);             % val: this is your marker code, range code 1-255
  error('Please also specify acquisition sampling frequency of device that receives the marker');
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</syntaxhighlight>
end
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if nargin > 1 && isnumeric(cmd)
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  marker = cmd;
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  cmd = 'marker';
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  Fs = varargin{1};
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end
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if ~any(strcmp(cmd,{'open','close'}))
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="overflow:auto;">
  if isempty(old_hdl)
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% At the end of your script, close the buttonbox serial object
      help serial_buttonbox_common
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    :
      error('Buttonbox not yet initialized');
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bb.close();
  end
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</syntaxhighlight>
  handle = old_hdl;
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end
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switch cmd
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Reset marker using a timer:
  case 'marker'
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<syntaxhighlight lang="matlab" line style="overflow:auto;">
      fwrite(handle, uint8(marker));%IOPort('Write', handle, uint8(marker), 1); % last argument: blocking
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% At the start of your script, define timer object and callback function
      WaitSecs(2/Fs);
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pulseTime = 0.004; % trigger pulse duration in s. NB: extra time will be added due to overhead in calling Matlab functions related to the timer event.
      fwrite(handle, uint8(0));%IOPort('Write', handle, uint8(0), 0); % last argument: blocking
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resetMarker = timer('TimerFcn',@(x,y)bb.sendTrigger(0),'StartDelay',pulseTime);
      return
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  case 'clear'
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      while(handle.BytesAvailable)
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        fread(handle, 1);
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      end     
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      ret = []; % meaningless
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      return
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  case 'open'
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      % get handle to serial device
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      handle = open_buttonbox(bb);
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      ret = handle;
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      return
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  case 'close'
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      if nargin > 1
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        handle = varargin{1};
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      else
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        handle = old_hdl;
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      end
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      fclose(handle);
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      delete(handle);
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      ret = [];
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      return
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  case 'run'
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      % read incoming data
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      % code proceeds below ....
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  case 'wait_keypress'
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      % start polling for characters (indicating start of scan)
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      while(1)
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        data = [];
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        while handle.BytesAvailable
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            navailable = handle.BytesAvailable;
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            % read incoming data
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            [newdata, cnt] = fread(handle, navailable);
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            % concatenate possible new data
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            if cnt
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              data = [data newdata(:)];
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            end
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        end
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        if ~isempty(data)
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            ret = data;
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            return
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        end
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      end
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  otherwise
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      fprintf('Unknown option %s\n',cmd);
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      ret = [];
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      return           
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end
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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% replace the code to send a marker with:
% only gets here when cmd = 'run' %
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val = 1;                                    % val: this is your marker code, range code 1-255
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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bb.sendTrigger(val);
% Initialize output figure
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resetMarker.start(); % this will call bb.sendTrigger(0) after pulseTime seconds (plus some additional overhead)
win = list_output(' ',[]);
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while 1
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  % Exit if user closed output figure
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  if ~ishandle(win)
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      return
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  end
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  % start polling for characters (indicating start of scan)
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  navailable = handle.BytesAvailable;
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  if navailable
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      data = [];
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      while navailable
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        % read incoming data
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        [newdata, cnt] = fread(handle, navailable);
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        % concatenate possible new data
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        if cnt
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            data = [data newdata(:)];
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        end
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        % check if any more data left
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        navailable = handle.BytesAvailable;
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      end
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      % output info about which button was pressed
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      for n = 1 : numel(data)
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        line = sprintf('incoming: %03d  %s',data(n),char(data(n)));
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        list_output(line,win);
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      end
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  end
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  pause(0.01);
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end %while 1
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
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  function hdl = open_buttonbox(device)
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      % open handle to serial device (mini buttonbox)      WaitSecs(0.002); % just to load mex-file into memory
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      try
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        hdl = serial(device.Device, 'Baudrate', device.BaudRate, 'DataBits', device.DataBits, 'StopBits', device.StopBits, 'Parity', device.Parity);
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        fopen(hdl);
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      catch
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        if ~isempty(old_hdl)
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            fclose(old_hdl);
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            delete(old_hdl);
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        end
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        hdl = serial(device.Device, 'Baudrate', device.BaudRate, 'DataBits', device.DataBits, 'StopBits', device.StopBits, 'Parity', device.Parity);
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        fopen(hdl);
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      end
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      old_hdl = hdl;     
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      fprintf('Wait for device buttonbox....\n');
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      tic
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      while hdl.BytesAvailable && toc<10
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        navailable = bbox.BytesAvailable;
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        % wait for welcome message device
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        fread(hdl, navailable);
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      end
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      pause(0.5);     
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  end
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  function win = list_output(line,win)
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      persistent ptr
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      persistent lines
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      persistent edt
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      Maxlines = 40;     
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      if isempty(win)
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        % initialize listbox output figure
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        lines = cell(1,Maxlines);
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        [lines(1:end)]=deal({''});
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        ptr=Maxlines;
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        lines(ptr) = {'Buttonbox output:'};
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        idxs = mod(ptr:ptr+Maxlines-1,Maxlines)+1;       
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        win = figure();
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        % initialize figure to hold output text
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        edt = uicontrol('Parent',win,'Style','ListBox','HorizontalAlignment','left', ...
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            'Max',Maxlines,'BackgroundColor',[1 1 1],'Visible','on','String',lines(idxs), ...
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            'FontSize',12,'Value',Maxlines);
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        pos = get(win,'Position');
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        set(edt,'Position',[1 1 pos(3) pos(4)]);
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      end
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      ptr = mod(ptr,Maxlines)+1; % start
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      lines{ptr} = line;
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      idxs = mod(ptr:ptr+Maxlines-1,Maxlines)+1;
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      set(edt,'String',lines(idxs),'Value',Maxlines);
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      drawnow;
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  end
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end
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end</syntaxhighlight>
 

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