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== Matlab Settings ==
== Matlab Settings ==
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function handle = serial_buttonbox_common(cmd,varargin)
% to initialize connection:
% handle = serial_buttonbox('open',se)
%    settings (se):
%      define settings as a structure, i.e.:
%      se.Device    = 'COM1';
%      se.BaudRate  = 115200;
%      se.DataBits  = 8;
%      se.StopBits  = 1;
%      se.Parity    = 0;
%      se.PTBPath  = 'c:\MyToolboxes\PsychToolbox'
%
% to close the connection:
% serial_buttonbox('close',handle);
persistent old_hdl
% set defaults
se.Device    = 'COM1';
se.BaudRate  = 115200;
se.DataBits  = 8;
se.StopBits  = 1;
se.Parity    = 0;
se.PTBPath  = 'c:\Pgrogram Files\PsychToolbox';
if nargin < 1
    cmd = 'open';
end
if nargin > 1
    % user overwrites default settings
    flds = fields(varargin{1});
    for n = 1 : numel(flds)
      se.(flds{n}) = varargin{1}.(flds{n});
    end
end
switch cmd
    case 'open'
      addpath(genpath(se.PTBPath));
      % get handle to serial device
      handle = open_buttonbox(se.Device);
      return
    case 'close'
      handle = varargin{1};
      IOPort('close',handle);
      return
    case 'run'
      % read incoming data
      if isempty(old_hdl)
          help serial_buttonbox_common
          error('Buttonbox not yet initialized');
      end
      handle = old_hdl;
    otherwise
      fprintf('Unknown option %s\n',cmd);
      return
end
% only gets here when cmd = 'run'
while 1 
    % start polling for characters (indicating start of scan)
    navailable = IOPort('BytesAvailable', handle);
    if navailable
      data = [];
      while navailable
          % read incoming data
          [newdata, ~, err] = IOPort('Read', handle, 0, navailable);
          if ~isempty(err), disp(err); end
          data = [data newdata];
          %pause(0.001); % if possible just add a small pause to not claim entire core
          navailable = IOPort('BytesAvailable', handle);
      end
      if numel(data)>1
          fprintf('\nReceived characters: %d\n',numel(data));
      end
      for n = 1 : numel(data)
%        disp(char(data(n)));
          fprintf('incoming: %d\t%s\n',data(n),char(data(n)));
      end
    end
 
 
end %while 1
    function hdl = open_buttonbox(device)
      % open handle to serial device (mini buttonbox)
      try
          hdl = IOPort('OpenSerialPort',device,['BaudRate=' num2str(se.BaudRate)]);
      catch
          if ~isempty(old_hdl)
            IOPort('close',old_hdl);
          end
          hdl = IOPort('OpenSerialPort',device,['BaudRate=' num2str(se.BaudRate)]);
      end
      old_hdl = hdl;
     
      fprintf('Wait for device buttonbox....\n');
      tic
      while ~IOPort('BytesAvailable', hdl) && toc<10
          % wait for welcome message device
      end
      pause(0.5);
      % clear buffer
      %IOPort('flush', hdl);
      IOPort('purge', hdl);
    end
 
end</nowiki>


== Inquisit Settings ==
== Inquisit Settings ==


== E-Prime ==
== E-Prime ==