Updated udp_receive_marker.py to receive byte input instead of JSON #1235
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This pull request concerns the sample Python scripts mentioned as the sample UDP code for OpenBCI/Documentation#188
Previously, udp_receive_marker.py expected incoming UDP packets to be in JSON format. However, udp_send_marker.py (and the OpenBCI GUI's Java implementation) sends raw 4-byte data instead. This mismatch caused decoding errors when receiving markers, as shown below:
The script has been updated to properly handle raw byte data, ensuring compatibility with udp_send_marker.py and OpenBCI GUI. After the fix, the sample script now correctly receives and prints markers: