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We have a few OpenEEG boards at NB. I'm not sure if all of them are claimed for projects already.<BR>
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In any case I think that a collaborative project with one or more human body interfaces would be way interesting. Daniel, maybe you could put out the word in other places, too.<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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<BR>-------------------<BR>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:37:16 -0800<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> From: hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com<BR>> To: dp@danielpacker.org<BR>> CC: maltman23@hotmail.com; eeg@lists.noisebridge.net; askory@gmail.com; noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; mrericboyd@yahoo.com; cyborg@lists.noisebridge.net; ch_luk@berkeley.edu<BR>> <BR>> I see that nb-cyborg is cc-ed, but I thought I'd mention that they've<BR>> done some similar projects.<BR>> <BR>> -Kelly<BR>> <BR>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Daniel Packer <dp@danielpacker.org> wrote:<BR>> > @Mitch - Hoping to make it this weekend!<BR>> ><BR>> > My goal with the ECG is to design a board and do a DIY kit build with the<BR>> > toner transfer method, so I could definitely work on getting the kit<BR>> > displayed at HOPE. Beyond that, I may have time to work on my own OpenEEG<BR>> > but I'm not sure. Maybe with help from the lists I'll do alright.<BR>> ><BR>> > If anyone has any robotic projects or ideas that would pair well with ECG<BR>> > let me know and we can brainstorm. My ideas were either an ECG printout you<BR>> > can take home with you, or a robotic oversized arduino controlled plush<BR>> > heart that beats in sync, and is physiologically accurate (representing the<BR>> > linear firing of the heart muscles).<BR>> ><BR>> > Might be interesting to work on correlating data from an eeg and ecg for<BR>> > some entertaining purpose, if such a thing is possible. Temperature, blood<BR>> > pressure, and other simple signals could be mixed in for effect. I'm just<BR>> > throwing things out there a bit randomly.<BR>> ><BR>> > I've signed up for the EEG/cyborg lists and will keep an eye on this thread<BR>> > and post thoughts as they come.<BR>> ><BR>> > -Daniel (obscurite on #hacdc on freenode)<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> >><BR>> >> Hi Daniel,<BR>> >><BR>> >> Having the ECG project at The Next HOPE will be cool. I think people<BR>> >> there will like it. I think that if we had ECG with a few other human<BR>> >> interfaces (North Paw, OpenEEG, etc.) it would be way fun and popular at the<BR>> >> conference. We need people to pipe in, and to make this happen! If we had<BR>> >> a way(s) to control a robot by changing our body that would be awesome!<BR>> >><BR>> >> ECG is probably an easier way to start out than EEG. But the OpenEEG<BR>> >> project makes the hardware easy (and pretty inexpensive, too). Electrodes<BR>> >> seem to be the most challenging, but some people, such as Andreas, who's<BR>> >> been hanging out at Noisebridge doing way cool EEG stuff, have it down! So,<BR>> >> please feel free to comment and/or ask questions on the Noisebridge EEG<BR>> >> list.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Please do come to the workshop at Baltimore-Node. They seem like a really<BR>> >> good group of people. Following my workshop on Saturday they are having a<BR>> >> 6-month anniversary open house.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Cheers,<BR>> >> Mitch.<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> ________________________________<BR>> >> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:12:27 -0500<BR>> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> >> From: dp@danielpacker.org<BR>> >> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> >> CC: noisebridge@saizai.com; noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net;<BR>> >> eeg@lists.noisebridge.net; cyborg@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> >><BR>> >> Hey Mitch,<BR>> >><BR>> >> I've never been to the baltimore node and I hear you're supposed to be<BR>> >> there this weekend. Maybe I'll make a trip up!<BR>> >><BR>> >> I'm working on a low cost version of an ECG amp front that can be<BR>> >> assembled as a kit. Once that's working I'll refine it with an<BR>> >> instrumentation amp and add more electrodes. Then I have to work on ADC and<BR>> >> signals processing. I have a Xilinx Spartan-3E board with some onboard ADC<BR>> >> hardware that might work well as a processing host with the picoblaze soft<BR>> >> processor loaded up. Still ironing out the kinks in getting my computer to<BR>> >> talk to the board though ;) I'm also interested in what cheap<BR>> >> microcontrollers might be able to handle.<BR>> >><BR>> >> EEG seems considerably more ambitious than ECG, but I'd like to move onto<BR>> >> EEG once I get the hang of ECG for sure.<BR>> >><BR>> >> I'm open to working on any kind of human machine interface project, but<BR>> >> this is what I'm focusing on right now as an entry point into bio signals.<BR>> >> I'd be interested in biofeedback related stuff, driving robots or other<BR>> >> systems with the heart signal, etc.<BR>> >><BR>> >> -Daniel<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com><BR>> >> wrote:<BR>> >><BR>> >> (Thanks for passing that to the list again, Sai.)<BR>> >><BR>> >> Hi Daniel,<BR>> >><BR>> >> The ECG would be a way fun project to show off! I'm also copying the EEG<BR>> >> and Cyborg lists here, since there's probably projects that could all<BR>> >> fit nicely together. North Paw would certainly be one. Any other Cyborg<BR>> >> projects that would be cool to show off at The Next HOPE?<BR>> >><BR>> >> Can we get a cool EEG project together for The Next HOPE? Any ideas?<BR>> >><BR>> >> Cheers,<BR>> >> Mitch.<BR>> >><BR>> >> p.s. I almost made it to DC this trip out East, but couldn't quite fit it<BR>> >> in. Nick said you are kicking ass in DC, Daniel. Yay!<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> -----------------------<BR>> >> > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:59:55 -0800<BR>> >> > Subject: Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> >> > From: noisebridge@saizai.com<BR>> >> > To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> >> > CC: dp@danielpacker.org<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > Missent.<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>> >> > From: Daniel Packer <dp@danielpacker.org><BR>> >> > Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:12 PM<BR>> >> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> >> > To: Sai Emrys <noisebridge@saizai.com><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > Awesome, can't wait.<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > I'm be down for helping organize, and likely so would several other<BR>> >> > folks here at HacDC. Not just because it falls on my birthday, either.<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > Since I'm NB alum, maybe we could share a project. I'm building very<BR>> >> > basic ECG equipment at the moment, and hope to use microcontrollers<BR>> >> > and FPGAs (I have the boards) to do real time processing on these and<BR>> >> > other signals. July is enough time for me to work up to a much nicer<BR>> >> > ECG design and do some software, especially with help. We could set up<BR>> >> > a booth where people can come in and get hooked up and maybe have an<BR>> >> > artificial heart pump to their real heartbeat or something fun that<BR>> >> > makes it more than just a science project. Might dovetail nicely with<BR>> >> > wearable/cyborg stuff.<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > Anyway, congrats and good luck guys!<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > -Daniel (obscurite on #hacdc on freenode)<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Sai Emrys <noisebridge@saizai.com><BR>> >> > wrote:<BR>> >> > ><BR>> >> > > Definitely show off the Northpaw.<BR>> >> > ><BR>> >><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR> </body>
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