Getting Started¶
Bonsai Learning Resources¶
Note
Unfortunately, Bonsai’s documentation does not do it justice. It is an extremely powerful tool for acquiring data and processing all sorts of data streams, but documentation is quite scarce. This situation is changing. In the meantime, have a look at the following resources.
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Quick video describing basic Bonsai concepts and use |
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Videos and links for understanding how Bonsai can be used to process data streams ranging from beginer to advanced use. |
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Installation, package managment, use guide. These pages also contain an overview of the reactive architecture at the core of Bonsai, and why it’s useful and powerful. It concludes with a guide on how to use the editor to create Bonsai workflows. |
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Bonsai’s Q/A forum with lots of useful examples and solutions for various common (and uncommon) acquisition scenarios. |
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Detailed information on many of the reactive operators you will find in Bonsai’s Reactive library, especially in the “Combinators” grouping |
Accessing Bonsai.ONIX Documentation¶
If an ONIX node does not have a configuration GUI (e.g. like HeartbeatDevice), then double clicking the node will bring open its documentation page in your default browser.
If an ONIX node has a configuration GUI (e.g. NeuropixelsV1Device), then there will be a Documentation link on that will open the node’s reference page in your default browser.
