Hi Daniel Horvath,
I understand that you are experiencing delays when “pause” function is used within the “while” loop.
In MATLAB, using a while loop for real-time applications can be challenging, as the pause function can introduce unwanted delays, as you've experienced. Instead of using a while loop with pause, you might consider using a timer-based approach, which is better suited for real-time applications and GUIs.
Here's a basic example of how you might structure your MATLAB code using a timer:
classdef RealTimeApp < matlab.apps.AppBase
properties (Access = private)
Timer;
SocketClient;
DataBuffer;
IsRunning = false;
end
methods (Access = private)
function startButtonPushed(app, event)
app.IsRunning = true;
app.Timer = timer('ExecutionMode', 'fixedRate', 'Period', 0.001, ...
'TimerFcn', @(~,~)app.updateData());
start(app.Timer);
end
function stopButtonPushed(app, event)
app.IsRunning = false;
stop(app.Timer);
end
function updateData(app)
if app.IsRunning
% Perform your data processing and visualization here
% e.g., read data from the socket and update UI
newData = app.SocketClient.readData();
app.DataBuffer = [app.DataBuffer, newData];
% Update your GUI elements
app.updateUI();
end
end
function updateUI(app)
% Update GUI elements with the latest data
% For example, update a plot or text box
end
end
methods (Access = public)
function app = RealTimeApp
% Initialize your GUI components and set up the socket client
app.SocketClient = SocketClient(); % Replace with your actual socket client class
app.DataBuffer = [];
end
end
methods (Access = protected)
function createComponents(app)
% Create and configure GUI components
% For example, create buttons, plots, etc.
end
end
end
This example uses MATLAB's timer object to repeatedly call the updateData method at a specified rate. This approach avoids the need for a while loop and eliminates the use of pause. The timer-based approach allows for better synchronization and responsiveness in GUI-based real-time applications.
To know more about the “timer” function, please refer to the following link.
I hope my explanation resolves the issue you are facing.
Thanks,
Ravi Chandra
