How to configure Matlab to manage two State Machines simultaneously

narayan1

Hi Josh,

I am using Bpod Statemachine R 2.5 currently and I have two apparatuses (modules, ports, & speaker) that are connected in the same fashion to both state machines. I want to run the systems in parallel using the same computer however I cannot figure out how to connect the other State machine to the computer Simultaneously and then run both at the same time. I could reconfigure the state machine protocol to recognize separate inputs from the apparatuses and log them separately, but it makes more sense to me to run two separate State machines using the same protocol code? How would I go about setting up the system to run two separate state machines off of the same computer?

Josh

Hello Narayan,

You can run each rig in a separate instance of MATLAB. You'd start Bpod in each instance with Bpod('COM3'); replacing 'COM3' with the state machine's lowest numbered port (each state machine has two).

Unfortunately in this setup, you'd need to code around anything that uses Bpod settings or calibration, as both instances will point to the same settings and calibration files. Fixing this is on our development cue. For now, the most straightforward setup is unfortunately to use one PC per rig.

-Josh

narayan1

Hi Josh,

Got it. Thanks for the help. Again, thank you for the prompt response.

Narayan