//object sender, EventArgs e
/// <summary>
/// Starts the OpenLoop Experiment by calling methods to create nessesary tasks and
/// create/populate the double buffering system using for loading of continous outputs.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
internal bool Start()
{
bool stimSetupFail = false;
try
{
bool stimFileProvided = stimFid.Length > 0;
bool digFileProvided = digFid.Length > 0;
bool auxFileProvided = auxFid.Length > 0;
#region check file paths
// Make sure that the user provided a file of some sort
if (!stimFileProvided && !digFileProvided && !auxFileProvided)
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to provide a *.olstim, *.oldig, and/or a *.olaux to use the open-loop stimulator.");
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the stimulation file
if (stimFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(stimFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.olstim file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the digital file
if (digFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(digFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.oldig file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the digital file
if (auxFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(auxFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.olaux file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return true;
}
#endregion
// This task will govern the periodicity of DAQ circular-buffer loading so that
// all digital and stimulus output from the system is hardware timed
ConfigureCounter();
string masterLoad = buffLoadTask.COChannels[0].PulseTerminal;//"/"+Properties.Settings.Default.SigOutDev + "/ctr1";
// Set up stimulus output support
if (stimFileProvided)
{
#region If the user provided a .olstim file
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.UseStimulator)
{
MessageBox.Show("You must use configure your hardware to use NeuroRighter's Stimulator for this feature");
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
// Call configuration method
//ConfigureStim(masterTask);
// Create a File2Stim object and start to run the protocol via its methods
if (useManStimWave)
{
stimProtocol = new File2Stim(stimFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
debugger,
guiWave,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(SetStimDone);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
}
else
{
stimProtocol = new File2Stim(stimFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
debugger,
null,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(SetStimDone);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
}
stimSetupFail = stimProtocol.Setup();
if (stimSetupFail)
{
return stimSetupFail;
}
stimProtocol.Start();
#endregion
}
else
{
stimDone = true;
}
// Set up AO/DO support
if (digFileProvided || auxFileProvided)
{
#region If the user provided a .oldig or .olaux file
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.UseSigOut)
{
MessageBox.Show("You must use configure your hardware to use A0/D0 to use this feature");
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
// If no file was provided, mark dig or aux outputs as completed
if (!digFileProvided)
{
digDone = true;
}
if (!auxFileProvided)
{
auxDone = true;
}
//ConfigureAODO(digFileProvided, masterTask);
//AuxBuffer ab = null;
//DigitalBuffer db = null;
//because both buffers need to know about eachother (for restarts), we need to build the pointers here and pass them down the procotols
auxProtocol = new File2Aux(auxFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
EVENTS_PER_BUFFER_LOAD,
auxFileProvided,
debugger,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(SetAuxDone);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(SetDigDone);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
if (digFileProvided)
{
digProtocol = new File2Dig(digFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
EVENTS_PER_BUFFER_LOAD,
debugger,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust
);
digProtocol.connectBuffer(auxProtocol.refBuffer());
auxProtocol.connectBuffer(digProtocol.refBuffer());
digProtocol.Setup();
auxProtocol.Setup(digProtocol.numBuffLoadsRequired);
}
else
auxProtocol.Setup(ulong.MaxValue);
auxProtocol.Start();
#endregion
}
else
{
digDone = true;
auxDone = true;
}
// Start the master load syncing task which you have attached buffer-refill methods to
buffLoadTask.Start();
// Made it through start
stimSetupFail = false;
return stimSetupFail;
}
catch(Exception e)
{
KillTasks();
try
{
digProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
try
{
auxProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
try
{
stimProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
MessageBox.Show("Could not make it through OpenLoopOut.Start(): \n" + e.Message);
stimSetupFail = true;
return stimSetupFail;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Starts the OpenLoop Experiment by calling methods to create nessesary tasks and
/// create/populate the double buffering system using for loading of continous outputs.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
internal bool Start() //object sender, EventArgs e
{
bool stimSetupFail = false;
try
{
bool stimFileProvided = stimFid.Length > 0;
bool digFileProvided = digFid.Length > 0;
bool auxFileProvided = auxFid.Length > 0;
#region check file paths
// Make sure that the user provided a file of some sort
if (!stimFileProvided && !digFileProvided && !auxFileProvided)
{
MessageBox.Show("You need to provide a *.olstim, *.oldig, and/or a *.olaux to use the open-loop stimulator.");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the stimulation file
if (stimFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(stimFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.olstim file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the digital file
if (digFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(digFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.oldig file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
// Make sure that the user has input a valid file path for the digital file
if (auxFileProvided && !CheckFilePath(auxFid))
{
MessageBox.Show("The *.olaux file provided does not exist");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(true);
}
#endregion
// This task will govern the periodicity of DAQ circular-buffer loading so that
// all digital and stimulus output from the system is hardware timed
ConfigureCounter();
string masterLoad = buffLoadTask.COChannels[0].PulseTerminal;//"/"+Properties.Settings.Default.SigOutDev + "/ctr1";
// Set up stimulus output support
if (stimFileProvided)
{
#region If the user provided a .olstim file
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.UseStimulator)
{
MessageBox.Show("You must use configure your hardware to use NeuroRighter's Stimulator for this feature");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
// Call configuration method
//ConfigureStim(masterTask);
// Create a File2Stim object and start to run the protocol via its methods
if (useManStimWave)
{
stimProtocol = new File2Stim(stimFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
debugger,
guiWave,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(SetStimDone);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
}
else
{
stimProtocol = new File2Stim(stimFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
debugger,
null,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(SetStimDone);
stimProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Stim.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
}
stimSetupFail = stimProtocol.Setup();
if (stimSetupFail)
{
return(stimSetupFail);
}
stimProtocol.Start();
#endregion
}
else
{
stimDone = true;
}
// Set up AO/DO support
if (digFileProvided || auxFileProvided)
{
#region If the user provided a .oldig or .olaux file
if (!Properties.Settings.Default.UseSigOut)
{
MessageBox.Show("You must use configure your hardware to use A0/D0 to use this feature");
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
// If no file was provided, mark dig or aux outputs as completed
if (!digFileProvided)
{
digDone = true;
}
if (!auxFileProvided)
{
auxDone = true;
}
//ConfigureAODO(digFileProvided, masterTask);
//AuxBuffer ab = null;
//DigitalBuffer db = null;
//because both buffers need to know about eachother (for restarts), we need to build the pointers here and pass them down the procotols
auxProtocol = new File2Aux(auxFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
EVENTS_PER_BUFFER_LOAD,
auxFileProvided,
debugger,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(SetAuxDone);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(SetDigDone);
auxProtocol.AlertAllFinished +=
new File2Aux.AllFinishedHandler(StopOpenLoopOut);
if (digFileProvided)
{
digProtocol = new File2Dig(digFid,
outputSampFreq,
OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE,
buffLoadTask,
masterTask,
masterLoad,
EVENTS_PER_BUFFER_LOAD,
debugger,
Properties.Settings.Default.stimRobust
);
digProtocol.connectBuffer(auxProtocol.refBuffer());
auxProtocol.connectBuffer(digProtocol.refBuffer());
digProtocol.Setup();
auxProtocol.Setup(digProtocol.numBuffLoadsRequired);
}
else
{
auxProtocol.Setup(ulong.MaxValue);
}
auxProtocol.Start();
#endregion
}
else
{
digDone = true;
auxDone = true;
}
// Start the master load syncing task which you have attached buffer-refill methods to
buffLoadTask.Start();
// Made it through start
stimSetupFail = false;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
KillTasks();
try
{
digProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
try
{
auxProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
try
{
stimProtocol.Stop();
}
catch (Exception me)
{ }
MessageBox.Show("Could not make it through OpenLoopOut.Start(): \n" + e.Message);
stimSetupFail = true;
return(stimSetupFail);
}
}