MATLAB Callback Error

[Jon]

Hi,

I'm trying to run "matlab_example_callback.m" for BrickletVoltageCurrent.

 

When the example code "set(vc, 'PowerReachedCallback', @(h, e) cb_power_reached(e));" is executed MATLAB reports the following error:

 

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.mathworks.jmi.bean.MatlabBeanInterface.addCallback(MatlabBeanInterface.java:484)

at com.mathworks.jmi.bean.MatlabCallbackInterface.addCallback(MatlabCallbackInterface.java:130)

 

If I type set(vc) there is no callback class listed to register...

                     

Class: [1x1 java.lang.Class]

Configuration: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$Configuration]

Current: 0

CurrentCallbackPeriod: 1000

CurrentCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$CurrentCallbackThreshold]

DebouncePeriod: 100

Identity: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.Device$Identity]

Power: 0

PowerCallbackPeriod: 0

PowerCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$PowerCallbackThreshold]

Voltage: 0

VoltageCallbackPeriod: 0

VoltageCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$VoltageCallbackThreshold]

 

The example callback won't register. Does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong here?

 

Many thanks

[photron]

I tested with this

 

function matlab_example_threshold()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent;

    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    vc = BrickletVoltageCurrent('XYZ', ipcon); % Create device object
    set(vc)
end

 

and got this output

 

>> matlab_example_threshold
APIVersion
Class
Configuration
Current
CurrentCallbackPeriod
CurrentCallbackThreshold
DebouncePeriod
Identity
Power
PowerCallbackPeriod
PowerCallbackThreshold
ResponseExpectedAll: [ on | off ]
Voltage
VoltageCallbackPeriod
VoltageCallbackThreshold
PowerReachedCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
VoltageReachedCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
VoltageCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
CurrentReachedCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
CurrentCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
PowerCallback: string -or- function handle -or- cell array

ButtonDownFcn: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
Children
Clipping: [ {on} | off ]
CreateFcn: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
DeleteFcn: string -or- function handle -or- cell array
BusyAction: [ {queue} | cancel ]
HandleVisibility: [ {on} | callback | off ]
HitTest: [ {on} | off ]
Interruptible: [ {on} | off ]
Parent
Selected: [ on | off ]
SelectionHighlight: [ {on} | off ]
Tag
UIContextMenu
UserData
Visible: [ {on} | off ]

 

Did you install the bindings according to the documentation?

 

http://www.tinkerforge.com/en/doc/Software/API_Bindings_MATLAB.html#matlab

 

Also make sure to use the Tinkerforge.jar from the MATLAB bindings zip file. The Tinkerforge.jar from the Java bindings will probably not work.

 

What MATLAB version are you using?

[Jon]

Hi photron

Thank you for responding. Something strange is happening for me.

 

I am using MATLAB 2015b and the Tinkerforge.jar file from the \MATLAB bindings directory (v2_0_5 file size: 980,064 bytes). In the MATLAB classpath.txt file I have this

 

# DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE.  IT IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE.
$<Lots of MATLAB Jar files added to the path>
$matlabroot/Tinkerforge.jar

 

If I execute your simple code I get this:

 

import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent;

ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
vc = BrickletVoltageCurrent(UID, ipcon); % Create device object

>> set(vc)
ans = 
    CurrentCallbackPeriod: {}
           DebouncePeriod: {}
      PowerCallbackPeriod: {}
      ResponseExpectedAll: {}
    VoltageCallbackPeriod: {}

>> ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Can't use get without executing this
>> get(vc)
                  APIVersion: [3x1 int16]
                       Class: [1x1 java.lang.Class]
               Configuration: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$Configuration]
                     Current: 0
       CurrentCallbackPeriod: 10
    CurrentCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$CurrentCallbackThreshold]
              DebouncePeriod: 100
                    Identity: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.Device$Identity]
                       Power: 0
         PowerCallbackPeriod: 0
      PowerCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$PowerCallbackThreshold]
                     Voltage: 0
       VoltageCallbackPeriod: 0
    VoltageCallbackThreshold: [1x1 com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent$VoltageCallbackThreshold]

>> ver
ver
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MATLAB Version: 8.6.0.232648 (R2015b)
MATLAB License Number: xxxxxx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Version 6.3 (Build 9600)
Java Version: Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MATLAB                                                Version 8.6         (R2015b Prerelease)
Signal Processing Toolbox                             Version 7.1         (R2015b Prerelease)

 

Please can I ask what version of MATLAB you are using?

[photron]

I tested with R2012a.

 

I think I found the problem. There's a change about how callbacks are handled in R2014a, see

 

http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/matlab-callbacks-for-java-events-in-r2014a

 

According to that blog post you need to replace

 

vc = BrickletVoltageCurrent(UID, ipcon);

 

with

 

vc = handle(BrickletVoltageCurrent(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties');

 

to expose callbacks again. Could you test that?

[Jon]

Fantastic Photron - problem solved,

Tinkerforge Callbacks are now established in MATLAB R2015b - Don't you just love undocumented features.

For completeness the following updated code now produces this output.

import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletVoltageCurrent;

ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
vc = handle(BrickletVoltageCurrent(UID, ipcon),'CallbackProperties');

>> set(vc)
ans = 
     CurrentCallbackPeriod: {}
            DebouncePeriod: {}
       PowerCallbackPeriod: {}
       ResponseExpectedAll: {}
     VoltageCallbackPeriod: {}
      PowerReachedCallback: {}
    VoltageReachedCallback: {}
           VoltageCallback: {}
    CurrentReachedCallback: {}
           CurrentCallback: {}
             PowerCallback: {}

 

My understanding is the listeners only report when a change is detected which means I can't check if the callback is actually executing until tomorrow when I can add a test load.