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Error in start_stream:GENERAL_ERROR from Brainflow when Output to BDF+ (Cyton) and Brainflow streaming is not disabled #1105

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stellarpower opened this issue Jan 16, 2023 · 2 comments
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Error in start_stream:GENERAL_ERROR from Brainflow when Output to BDF+ (Cyton) and Brainflow streaming is not disabled #1105

stellarpower opened this issue Jan 16, 2023 · 2 comments
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backend bdf-output Related to saving file as a BDF file brainflow
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Problem

Opening a live session from a Cyton, with Wifi.

The data stream is unable to start when:

  • The output format for the Cyton recording (older functionality) is BDF+, not "OpenBCI" (ASCII/CSV)
  • And the Brainflow streaming to file is enabled (which it is, by default)

Nothing starts in the time series plot, and I get a backtrace to stderr.

On that note - if an exception has been thrown in opening the session/the capture, or some similar error detected, it would probably be good to feed this back to the user with a short message in a modal dialogue, asking them to check the logs using the button.

BDF+, with Brainflow enabled

Console Log Started at Local Time: 2023-01-16_00-51-33
Screen Resolution: 1600 X 900
High-DPI Screen Detected: false
Operating System and Version: Linux - 5.15.0-46-generic
Welcome to the Processing-based OpenBCI GUI!
For more information, please visit: https://docs.openbci.com/Software/OpenBCISoftware/GUIDocs/
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: GUI v5 Sample Data exists in Documents folder.
Settings: LogFileMaxDuration = 60 minutes
OpenBCI_GUI::Settings: Found and loaded existing GUI-wide Settings from file.
ControlP5 2.3.4 infos, comments, questions at https://github.com/retiutut/controlp5
TopNav: Internet Connection Successful
Local Version: v5.1.0, Latest Version: v5.1.0
GUI is up to date!
BrainFlow Version: fce5573c9456f5216a457fc66171b28a175e8b95
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Loading Audio...
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Done Loading Audio!
OpenBCI_GUI::Control Panel: Playback history file not found.
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: Setup is complete!
[ERROR]: OpenBCI_GUI: This application is not being run with Administrator access. This could limit the ability to connect to devices or read/write files.
sourceList: click! 
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 8
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 16
[DEFAULT]: Output has been set to BioSemi Data Format (BDF+).
[DEFAULT]: Wifi Devices Refreshing
ControlPanel: User selected Cyton+WiFi 250Hz
wifiList: click! 
[DEFAULT]: Selected WiFi Board: OpenBCI-08E7, WiFi IP Address: 192.168.0.108
[DEFAULT]: Attempting to Start Session...
initButtonPressed: Calling initSystem() after next draw()
OpenBCI_GUI: Start session. Calling initSystem().


=================================================
||             INITIALIZING SYSTEM             ||
=================================================

Sending config string to board: ~6
OpenBCI_GUI: Configuring Cyton Channel Count...
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 16
"Arial" is not available, so another font will be used. Use PFont.list() to show available fonts.
InitSettings: Saving Default Settings to file!
SessionSettings: 3 active widgets saved!
[SUCCESS]: Session started!
[DEFAULT]: openBCI_GUI: startButton was pressed. Starting data transfer, wait a few seconds.
OpenBCI_GUI: openNewLogFile: opened BDF output file: /home/ben/Documents/OpenBCI_GUI/Recordings/OpenBCI-BDF-2023-01-16_00-52-17.bdf
OpenBCI_GUI: BrainFlow Streamer Location: file:///BrainFlow-RAW_2023-01-16_00-51-34_0.csv:w
Brainflow start streaming
ERROR: Exception when starting stream
brainflow.BrainFlowError: Error in start_stream:GENERAL_ERROR
	at brainflow.BoardShim.start_stream(BoardShim.java:711)
	at OpenBCI_GUI$BoardBrainFlow.startStreaming(OpenBCI_GUI.java:2814)
	at OpenBCI_GUI$BoardCyton.startStreaming(OpenBCI_GUI.java:3619)
	at OpenBCI_GUI.startRunning(OpenBCI_GUI.java:935)
	at OpenBCI_GUI$TopNav.stopButtonWasPressed(OpenBCI_GUI.java:18462)
	at OpenBCI_GUI$TopNav$2.controlEvent(OpenBCI_GUI.java:18301)
	at controlP5.Controller.callListener(Controller.java:1106)
	at controlP5.Controller.setMousePressed(Controller.java:609)
	at controlP5.ControllerGroup.setMousePressed(ControllerGroup.java:553)
	at controlP5.ControlWindow.mouseReleasedEvent(ControlWindow.java:659)
	at controlP5.ControlWindow.mouseEvent(ControlWindow.java:449)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at processing.core.PApplet$RegisteredMethods.handle(PApplet.java:1432)
	at processing.core.PApplet.handleMethods(PApplet.java:1634)
	at processing.core.PApplet.handleMouseEvent(PApplet.java:2742)
	at processing.core.PApplet.dequeueEvents(PApplet.java:2645)
	at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:2486)
	at processing.opengl.PSurfaceJOGL$DrawListener.display(PSurfaceJOGL.java:866)
	at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.displayImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:692)
	at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.display(GLDrawableHelper.java:674)
	at jogamp.opengl.GLAutoDrawableBase$2.run(GLAutoDrawableBase.java:443)
	at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGLImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:1293)
	at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGL(GLDrawableHelper.java:1147)
	at com.jogamp.newt.opengl.GLWindow.display(GLWindow.java:759)
	at com.jogamp.opengl.util.AWTAnimatorImpl.display(AWTAnimatorImpl.java:81)
	at com.jogamp.opengl.util.AnimatorBase.display(AnimatorBase.java:452)
	at com.jogamp.opengl.util.FPSAnimator$MainTask.run(FPSAnimator.java:178)
	at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
	at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)
[ERROR]: Failed to start data stream. Please check hardware. See Console Log or BrainFlow Log for more details.
ConsoleLog: Console closed!
OpenBCI_GUI: mousePressed: clicked in CP box
openBCI_GUI: haltSystem: Halting system for reconfiguration of settings...
[DEFAULT]: Data stream is already stopped.
Closed the temp data file. Now opening a new file.
closeFile: Started...
closeFile: Made file
writeHeader: Exception java.lang.NullPointerException
closeFile: Wrote header
writeData: started...
closeFile: Data written. Closing new BDF+ file.
closeFile: wrote data
closeFile: BDF+ temporary file deleted.
[DEFAULT]: BDF+ file has been made.
OpenBCI_GUI::Control Panel: Playback history file not found.
SHUTDOWN HOOK
X11Util.Display: Shutdown (JVM shutdown: true, open (no close attempt): 2/2, reusable (open, marked uncloseable): 0, pending (open in creation order): 2)
X11Util: Open X11 Display Connections: 2
X11Util: Open[0]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7f6e180012c0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]
X11Util: Open[1]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7f6e18010ab0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]

BDF+, with Brainflow disabled

Console Log Started at Local Time: 2023-01-16_00-47-27
Screen Resolution: 1600 X 900
High-DPI Screen Detected: false
Operating System and Version: Linux - 5.15.0-46-generic
Welcome to the Processing-based OpenBCI GUI!
For more information, please visit: https://docs.openbci.com/Software/OpenBCISoftware/GUIDocs/
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: GUI v5 Sample Data exists in Documents folder.
Settings: LogFileMaxDuration = 60 minutes
OpenBCI_GUI::Settings: Creating new GUI-wide Settings file.
OpenBCI_GUI::Settings: Successfully saved GUI-wide settings to file!
ControlP5 2.3.4 infos, comments, questions at https://github.com/retiutut/controlp5
TopNav: Internet Connection Successful
Local Version: v5.1.0, Latest Version: v5.1.0
GUI is up to date!
BrainFlow Version: fce5573c9456f5216a457fc66171b28a175e8b95
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Loading Audio...
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Done Loading Audio!
OpenBCI_GUI::Control Panel: Playback history file not found.
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: Setup is complete!
[ERROR]: OpenBCI_GUI: This application is not being run with Administrator access. This could limit the ability to connect to devices or read/write files.
sourceList: click! 
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 8
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 4
sourceList: click! 
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 8
[DEFAULT]: Output has been set to BioSemi Data Format (BDF+).
[DEFAULT]: Autogenerated Session Name based on current date & time.
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 16
[DEFAULT]: Wifi Devices Refreshing
ControlPanel: User selected Cyton+WiFi 250Hz
wifiList: click! 
[DEFAULT]: Selected WiFi Board: OpenBCI-08E7, WiFi IP Address: 192.168.0.108
[DEFAULT]: BrainFlow File Streamer: User selected None file location.
[DEFAULT]: Attempting to Start Session...
initButtonPressed: Calling initSystem() after next draw()
OpenBCI_GUI: Start session. Calling initSystem().


=================================================
||             INITIALIZING SYSTEM             ||
=================================================

Sending config string to board: ~6
OpenBCI_GUI: Configuring Cyton Channel Count...
OpenBCI_GUI: Showing Cyton FTDI Buffer Fix Popup
OpenBCI_GUI::Settings: Successfully saved GUI-wide settings to file!
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 16
"Arial" is not available, so another font will be used. Use PFont.list() to show available fonts.
InitSettings: Saving Default Settings to file!
SessionSettings: 3 active widgets saved!
[SUCCESS]: Session started!
[DEFAULT]: openBCI_GUI: startButton was pressed. Starting data transfer, wait a few seconds.
OpenBCI_GUI: openNewLogFile: opened BDF output file: /home/ben/Documents/OpenBCI_GUI/Recordings/OpenBCI-BDF-2023-01-16_00-50-27.bdf
OpenBCI_GUI: BrainFlow Streamer Location: null
Brainflow start streaming
[DEFAULT]: Data stream started.
[DEFAULT]: openBCI_GUI: stopButton was pressed. Stopping data transfer, wait a few seconds.
Brainflow stop streaming
[DEFAULT]: Data stream stopped.
ConsoleLog: Copying console log to clipboard!
ConsoleLog: Opening console log as text file!
OpenBCI_GUI: mousePressed: clicked in CP box
openBCI_GUI: haltSystem: Halting system for reconfiguration of settings...
[DEFAULT]: Data stream is already stopped.
Closed the temp data file. Now opening a new file.
closeFile: Started...
closeFile: Made file
writeHeader: Writing 10 Seconds of Data to BDF
closeFile: Wrote header
writeData: started...
closeFile: Data written. Closing new BDF+ file.
closeFile: wrote data
closeFile: BDF+ temporary file deleted.
[DEFAULT]: BDF+ file has been made.
OpenBCI_GUI::Control Panel: Playback history file not found.
SHUTDOWN HOOK
X11Util.Display: Shutdown (JVM shutdown: true, open (no close attempt): 2/2, reusable (open, marked uncloseable): 0, pending (open in creation order): 2)
X11Util: Open X11 Display Connections: 2
X11Util: Open[0]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7f81200012c0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]
X11Util: Open[1]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7f8120010ab0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]

CSV, with Brianflow enabled

Console Log Started at Local Time: 2023-01-16_00-55-49
Screen Resolution: 1600 X 900
High-DPI Screen Detected: false
Operating System and Version: Linux - 5.15.0-46-generic
Welcome to the Processing-based OpenBCI GUI!
For more information, please visit: https://docs.openbci.com/Software/OpenBCISoftware/GUIDocs/
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: GUI v5 Sample Data exists in Documents folder.
Settings: LogFileMaxDuration = 60 minutes
OpenBCI_GUI::Settings: Found and loaded existing GUI-wide Settings from file.
ControlP5 2.3.4 infos, comments, questions at https://github.com/retiutut/controlp5
TopNav: Internet Connection Successful
Local Version: v5.1.0, Latest Version: v5.1.0
GUI is up to date!
BrainFlow Version: fce5573c9456f5216a457fc66171b28a175e8b95
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Loading Audio...
OpenBCI_GUI: AuditoryFeedback: Done Loading Audio!
OpenBCI_GUI::Control Panel: Playback history file not found.
OpenBCI_GUI::Setup: Setup is complete!
[ERROR]: OpenBCI_GUI: This application is not being run with Administrator access. This could limit the ability to connect to devices or read/write files.
sourceList: click! 
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 8
[DEFAULT]: Wifi Devices Refreshing
ControlPanel: User selected Cyton+WiFi 250Hz
wifiList: click! 
[DEFAULT]: Selected WiFi Board: OpenBCI-08E7, WiFi IP Address: 192.168.0.108
[DEFAULT]: Attempting to Start Session...
initButtonPressed: Calling initSystem() after next draw()
OpenBCI_GUI: Start session. Calling initSystem().


=================================================
||             INITIALIZING SYSTEM             ||
=================================================

Sending config string to board: ~6
OpenBCI_GUI: Configuring Cyton Channel Count...
OpenBCI_GUI: Channel count set to 8
"Arial" is not available, so another font will be used. Use PFont.list() to show available fonts.
InitSettings: Saving Default Settings to file!
SessionSettings: 3 active widgets saved!
[SUCCESS]: Session started!
SHUTDOWN HOOK
openBCI_GUI: haltSystem: Halting system for reconfiguration of settings...
[DEFAULT]: Data stream is already stopped.
X11Util.Display: Shutdown (JVM shutdown: true, open (no close attempt): 2/2, reusable (open, marked uncloseable): 0, pending (open in creation order): 2)
X11Util: Open X11 Display Connections: 2
X11Util: Open[0]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7fefa00012c0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]
X11Util: Open[1]: NamedX11Display[:1, 0x7fefa0010ab0, refCount 1, unCloseable false]

Operating System and Version

Ubuntu 20.04 AMD64

GUI Version

Release 5.1.0

Running standalone app

Standalone

Type of OpenBCI Board

Cyton+Daisy

Are you using a WiFi Shield?

Yes
@retiutut retiutut added wifi-related backend bdf-output Related to saving file as a BDF file brainflow labels Jan 18, 2023
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Thanks for including enough information to proceed investigating this issue. We have a pretty full lineup for the next version of the GUI that I have started working on, but the fact that this includes WiFi shield unfortunately means this will be lower priority over issues that affect more users.

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Thanks - so you're thinking this is tied to hardware? I would've tried MRE with the synthetic board; but unfortunately this doesn't give me the option to save the output data in the same way. I assumed it was in some way to do with trying to output two streams with differing formats at once.

If anyone with a different board could confirm if they can reproduce this, then I guess that would be the next step.

Cheers

@philippitts philippitts added this to the GUI Maintenance FY24 Q1 milestone Jun 30, 2023
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