Bpod only runs in emulator mode

preinagel

Hi folks. I set up a Bpod r2 with lickometers and valves on ports 1,2,3. Everything was tested and working properly. Did a bunch of protocol development using emulator mode, plugged the Bpod back into the USB and power supply, and it no longer works. The software recognizes that there is a Bpod device and successfully connects:
Starting Bpod Console v1.75
Bpod State Machine r2 connected on port COM4

but now the Bpod seems to only run in emulator mode. The protocol can be controlled with virtual licks on the GUI, the virtual LEDs light up and valve indicators light up when they should. But real lickometer licks are not detected, real LEDs do not light up, and real valves don't open. Already tried the obvious (unplugging and plugging back in the bpod, restarting MATLAB, rebooting computer, switching to another computer.)

Must be some setting?

preinagel

preinagel Correction: the virtual controls work, but not properly. The protocol still runs the way it should in emulator mode, but it shows different (wrong) behavior when the bpod is connected.

Josh

Hi preinagel,

After running Bpod(), with the Bpod console open, please try:
BpodSystem.EmulatorMode
If this returns 1, it's actually in emulator mode. If not, there's something else wrong.

One thing to check is that the ports are enabled. From the console GUI, click the settings (wrench) icon. From the settings menu, click the ports (RJ45) icon. Connected ports should be checked, and disconnected ports should not.

-Josh