Note that this reference documentation is identical to the help that is displayed in MATLAB when you type “help ft_realtime_synchronous”.

  FT_REALTIME_SYNCHRONOUS is an example realtime application for
  synchronous (trigger-based) brain-computer interfaces
 
  Use as
    cmd = ft_realtime_synchronous(cfg)
 
  where cmd is the last processed command and cfg has the following configuration options
    cfg.bcifun     = the BCI function that is called
    cfg.trigger    = the trigger values that should be processed (default = 'all')
    cfg.blocksize  = number, size of the blocks/chuncks that are processed in seconds (default = 1)
    cfg.offset     = offset relative to the trigger (default = 0)
    cfg.channel    = cell-array, see FT_CHANNELSELECTION (default = 'all')
    cfg.bufferdata = whether to start on the 'first or 'last' data that is
                     available when the function _starts_ (default = 'last')
    cfg.jumptoeof  = whether to start on the 'first or 'last' data that is
                     available when the function _starts_ (default = 'last')
 
    cfg.ostream    = the output stream that is used to send a command via
                      write_event (default = []
 
  The source of the data is configured as
    cfg.dataset       = string
  or alternatively to obtain more low-level control as
    cfg.datafile      = string
    cfg.headerfile    = string
    cfg.eventfile     = string
    cfg.dataformat    = string, default is determined automatic
    cfg.headerformat  = string, default is determined automatic
    cfg.eventformat   = string, default is determined automatic
 
  trials that correspond to any of the triggers in the vector cfg.trigger will be
  processed. By default all trigger values will be processed (cfg.trigger =
  'all') and may be of any type (cfg.type = 'all'). The condition to which a 
  data segment belongs is passed to bcifun using cfg.condition.
 
  The bcifun must be of the form
    
    cmd = bcifun(cfg,data)
 
  where cfg is the configuration passed by this function and data is the
  new data segment. Cmd is the command which is generated by the bcifun.
  This command will be send to an external device via cfg.ostream. Check
  bcifun_latidx for an example.
 
  Some notes about skipping data and catching up with the data stream:
 
  cfg.jumptoeof='yes' causes the realtime function to jump to the end
  when the function _starts_. It causes all data acquired prior to
  starting the RT function to be skipped.
  
  cfg.bufferdata=last causes the realtime function to jump to the last
  available data while _running_. If the RT loop is not fast enough,
  it causes some data to be dropped.
  
  If you want to skip all data that was acquired before you start the
  RT function, but don't want to miss any data that was acquired while
  the realtime function is started, then you should use jumptoeof=yes and
  bufferdata=first. If you want to analyse data from a file, then you
  should use jumptoeof=no and bufferdata=first.
 
  To stop the realtime function, you have to press Ctrl-C