Gizmos and Parameters

getGizmoNames

cGizmos = getGizmoNames(bApiOnly)

Returns a cell array of all gizmos in the running experiment. This can be used with getParameterNames and get and set parameter methods to change parameters during runtime.

Inputs	Type	Values
bApiOnly	boolean	(optional) only return gizmos that have API parameters
Returns
cGizmos	cell	strings of all gizmo names in current experiment

Example

Retrieve the gizmo names in current experiment.

Matlab

gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames();

if numel(gizmo_names) < 1
    error('no gizmos found')
end

% return only the gizmos that have API parameters
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames(1);

Python

gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames()

if len(gizmo_names) < 1:
    raise Exception('no gizmos found')

# return only the gizmos that have API parameters
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames(1)

getGizmoParent

sGizmoParent = getGizmoParent(sGizmoName)

Return the name of the parent processor for a particular gizmo. Useful if you have multiple processors and want to know the sampling rate a particular gizmo is running at.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo to find the parent of
Returns
sGizmoParent	string	name of parent gizmo

Example

Get the gizmo's sampling rate by querying the parent processor.

Matlab

parent = syn.getGizmoParent('aStim1');

rates = syn.getSamplingRates();

gizmoRate = rates.(parent);

Python

parent = syn.getGizmoParent('aStim1')

rates = syn.getSamplingRates()

gizmoRate = rates[parent]

getGizmoInfo

tGizmoInfo = getGizmoInfo(sGizmoName)

Returns a struct containing the gizmo type, category, description, and icon (string of base64-encoded text representing the icon).

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve information for
Returns
tGizmoInfo	struct	struct fields:
		cat - gizmo category
		desc - gizmo description
		icon - base64-encoded icon
		type - gizmo type

Example

Find a specific type of gizmo in the current experiment

Matlab

% get all gizmos
gizmos = syn.getGizmoNames();

% loop over gizmos, looking for 'AudioStim' gizmo
for gizmo = 1:numel(gizmos)
    info = syn.getGizmoInfo(gizmos{gizmo});
    if strcmp(info.type, 'AudioStim')
        disp('found AudioStim gizmo')
    end
end

Python

# get all gizmos
gizmos = syn.getGizmoNames()

# loop over gizmos, looking for 'AudioStim' gizmo
for gizmo in gizmos:
    info = syn.getGizmoInfo(gizmo)
    if strcmp(info.type, 'AudioStim'):
        print('found AudioStim gizmo')

getParameterNames

cParameters = getParameterNames(sGizmo)

Returns a cell array of parameter names for the specified gizmo. This can be used with getGizmoNames and get/set parameter methods to change parameters at runtime.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmo	string	gizmo to find the parent of
Returns
cParameters	cell	strings of all parameter names for this gizmo

Example

Retrieve all parameter names of all gizmos

Matlab

gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames()

for i = 1:numel(gizmo_names)
    gizmo = gizmo_names{i}
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo);
end

Python

gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames()

for gizmo in gizmo_names:
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo)

getParameterInfo

tParameterInfo = getParameterInfo(sGizmo, sParameter)

Returns a structure containing parameter information.

Note

The same information is displayed in a table in the Synapse designtime interface when you click the API button on the gizmo options tab.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve information for
sParameter	string	parameter to retrieve information for
Returns
tParameterInfo	struct	struct fields:
		Unit - the units label for this parameter
		Min - the minimum allowed value for this parameter
		Max - the maximum allowed value for this parameter
		Type - the parameters data type. Can be 'Float', 'Int', or 'Logic'
		Array - During designtime: If the parameter is an array of known size, this field contains the number of elements in this parameter. If the size is unknown (for example, User gizmo tag arrays or Legacy Hal parameter tags), this field contains 'Yes'. Otherwise it contains 'No' for any scalar parameters. During runtime: this field will always contain the size of the parameter if it is an array (>1), or 'No' if it is not.

Example

Retrieve all parameter info for all gizmos.

Matlab

% get all gizmo names
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames();

% loop through the names
for i = 1:numel(gizmo_names)
    gizmo = gizmo_names{i}

    % get all parameters for this gizmo
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo)

    % loop through the parameters, get their info
    for i = 1:numel(params)
        param = params{i};
        info = syn.getParameterInfo(gizmo, param);
    end
end

Python

# get all gizmo names
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames()

# loop through the names
for gizmo in gizmo_names:

    # get all parameters for this gizmo
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo)

    # loop through the parameters, get their info
    for param in params:
        info = syn.getParameterInfo(gizmo, param)

getParameterSize

dValue = getParameterSize(sGizmo, sParameter)

Returns the size of the specified parameter from the specified gizmo. This can be used with getGizmoNames and getParameterNames.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve information for
sParameter	string	parameter to retrieve information for
Returns
dValue	double	size of parameter, will be > 1 if it is an array

Example

Retrieve all parameter sizes for all gizmos.

Matlab

% get all gizmo names
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames();

% loop through the names
for i = 1:numel(gizmo_names)
    gizmo = gizmo_names{i}

    % get all parameters for this gizmo
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo)

    % loop through the parameters, get their sizes
    for i = 1:numel(params)
        param = params{i};
        param_size = syn.getParameterSize(gizmo);
    end
end

Python

# get all gizmo names
gizmo_names = syn.getGizmoNames()

# loop through the names
for gizmo in gizmo_names:

    # get all parameters for this gizmo
    params = syn.getParameterNames(gizmo)

    # loop through the parameters, get their sizes
    for param in params:
        param_size = syn.getParameterSize(gizmo, param)

getParameterValue

dValue = getParameterValue(sGizmo, sParameter)

Returns the value of the specified parameter from the specified gizmo. This can be used with getGizmoNames and getParameterNames.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve value for
sParameter	string	parameter to retrieve value for
Returns
dValue	double	current value of parameter

Example

Retrieve a General Purpose Filter gizmo's high pass frequency setting.

Matlab

filter_highpass = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

Python

filter_highpass = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

setParameterValue

bSuccess = setParameterValue(sGizmo, sParameter, dValue)

Returns the value of the specified parameter from the specified gizmo. This can be used with getGizmoNames and getParameterNames.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to set value for
sParameter	string	parameter to set value for
dValue	double	new value of parameter
Returns	Type	Values
bSuccess	boolean	0 (fail), 1 (success)

Example

Retrieve a General Purpose Filter high pass frequency, then increments it by 1.

Matlab

val = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

syn.setParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq', val + 1)

val = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

Python

val = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

syn.setParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq', val + 1)

val = syn.getParameterValue('Filt1', 'HighPassFreq')

getParameterValues

fValues = getParameterValue(sGizmo, sParameter, count=-1, offset=0)

Returns the values of the specified parameter array.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve value for
sParameter	string	parameter to retrieve value for
count	integer	(optional) number of values to return (default is to read the entire buffer)
offset	integer	(optional) buffer location to read from (default is beginning)
Returns
fValues	float array	contents of the buffer

Example

Retrieve the map array from a Channel Mapper gizmo.

Matlab

currMap = syn.getParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap')

Python

currMap = syn.getParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap')

setParameterValues

bSuccess = setParameterValue(sGizmo, sParameter, values, offset=0)

Returns the values of the specified parameter array.

Inputs	Type	Values
sGizmoName	string	gizmo name to retrieve value for
sParameter	string	parameter to retrieve value for
values	number	array of values to write into the parameter array
offset	integer	(optional) buffer location to write into (default is beginning)
Returns
bSuccess	boolean	0 (fail), 1 (success)

Example

Set the map array of a Channel Mapper gizmo.

Matlab

currMap = syn.getParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap')

defaultMap = 1:numel(currMap);

syn.setParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap', defaultMap);

Python

currMap = syn.getParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap')

defaultMap = 1:len(currMap)

syn.setParameterValues('Map1', 'ChanMap', defaultMap)