Device Configuration Operators

Tip

Device configuration operators are not recommended for using off-the-shelf Open Ephys hardware. Use Device Group configuration operators instead. They confer the following benefits:

• The address and name properties of Device Group configuration operators undergo automatic configuration which reduces the risk of erroneous configuration.
• The workflow is less cluttered with configuration operators as one Device Group configuration operator corresponds to multiple device operators. This improves workflow legibility and expedites the workflow scripting process.

Device configuration operators belong in a top-level configuration chain between CreateContext and StartAcquisition to configure devices that can be found on ONIX hardware. Devices represent physical element interfacing with the environment (e.g., an external sensor with a digital communication interface like the BNO055, Neuropixels probes, or RHS2116 stimulus trigger) or internal data sources (e.g., a controller based digital logic module that generates system status reports like the port status controller).