Programming Howto:Building and Customizing BCI2000

This tutorial walks you through the process of obtaining the BCI2000 source distribution, and using it to build and test your own custom filters, implemented in C++ inside your own custom core module. It assumes that you have a good working knowledge of the C++ language, and basic familiarity with the compiler/IDE that you are going to use.

This tutorial is a simplified version of the previous Programming Howto:Quickstart Guide, which is slightly outdated but kept in the wiki as it contains valuable suggestions and exercises.

Howto steps

• Install Prerequisites

shows you how to install TortoiseSVN, CMake, VisualStudio, and Qt.

• Register with the BCI2000 Project

explains how to obtain a BCI2000 user account.

• Download the BCI2000 Sourcecode

details the steps how to use TortoiseSVN to download the BCI2000 sourcecode.

• Configure BCI2000 for Compilation

demonstrates how to use CMake to create a BCI2000 solution file.

• Compile BCI2000

illustrates how to compile BCI2000 using VisualStudio.

• Create a custom Signal Processing Module

shows how to create a new BCI2000 module from a template.

• Attach the Debugger to a BCI2000 Module

explains how to attach the VisualStudio debugger to a running module.

• Programmatically wait for the Debugger in a BCI2000 Module

explains how to halt execution of a BCI2000 module, and wait for the user to attach a debugger.

• Deploy a Release version of a BCI2000 Module

demonstrates how to build a self-contained version of your new module.

Video Overview

Note that this video is quite out of date - please install the currently released versions of TortoiseSVN, CMake, Qt, and Visual Studio instead of those recommended in the video.

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