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Are there specific things that need to be coded?<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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<BR>------------------ <BR>> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:37:56 -0800<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> From: hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com<BR>> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: dp@danielpacker.org; 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>> Heh, that all sounds awesome, and we can probably do it all. We just<BR>> need some coders.<BR>> <BR>> -K<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> > Cool idea. Let's have an EEG event! I'd love to help. We can create some<BR>> > simple projects to show off how brainwaves can be used -- first of all just<BR>> > displaying them. Then maybe making a video run forwards and backwards, like<BR>> > I saw some people showing off at Yuri's night? And maybe making a screen<BR>> > change colors?<BR>> ><BR>> > Mitch.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ---------------<BR>> >> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:07:25 -0800<BR>> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> >> From: hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com<BR>> >> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> >> CC: dp@danielpacker.org; eeg@lists.noisebridge.net; askory@gmail.com;<BR>> >> noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; mrericboyd@yahoo.com;<BR>> >> cyborg@lists.noisebridge.net; ch_luk@berkeley.edu<BR>> >><BR>> >> I think that we'll have an operable EEG rig for sure, probably Tracy's<BR>> >> 6 channel, so at this point we just need software to do something<BR>> >> interesting with the data. I've been mulling over how to get more<BR>> >> software people involved now that the hardware is under control.<BR>> >><BR>> >> I kinda think we need to have an eeg event or presentation of some<BR>> >> kind to recruit the larger noisebridgian community.<BR>> >><BR>> >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com><BR>> >> wrote:<BR>> >> > Cool that there are projects that are using the OpenEEG boards! Are any<BR>> >> > of<BR>> >> > the projects ones that would be good to show off at The Next HOPE or the<BR>> >> > SF<BR>> >> > Maker Faire?<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > Mitch.<BR>> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> >> > --------------<BR>> >> >> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:29:21 -0800<BR>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] The Next HOPE<BR>> >> >> From: hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com<BR>> >> >> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> >> >> CC: dp@danielpacker.org; eeg@lists.noisebridge.net; askory@gmail.com;<BR>> >> >> noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; mrericboyd@yahoo.com;<BR>> >> >> cyborg@lists.noisebridge.net; ch_luk@berkeley.edu<BR>> >> >><BR>> >> >> Not only are all of the analog boards claimed, but there aren't enough<BR>> >> >> for the current projects in progress. I recommend ordering 3:1 analog<BR>> >> >> to digital boards. We have a spare digital board though, fyi.<BR>> >> >><BR>> >> >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com><BR>> >> >> wrote:<BR>> >> >> > We have a few OpenEEG boards at NB. I'm not sure if all of them are<BR>> >> >> > claimed<BR>> >> >> > for projects already.<BR>> >> >> ><BR>> >> >> > In any case I think that a collaborative project with one or more<BR>> >> >> > human<BR>> >> >> > body<BR>> >> >> > interfaces would be way interesting. Daniel, maybe you could put out<BR>> >> >> > the<BR>> >> >> > word in other places, too.<BR>> >> >> ><BR>> >> >> > Mitch.<BR>> >> >> ><BR>> >> >> ><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;<BR>> >> >> >> askory@gmail.com;<BR>> >> >> >> noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; mrericboyd@yahoo.com;<BR>> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> 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><BR>> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> > with<BR>> >> >> >> > the<BR>> >> >> >> > toner transfer method, so I could definitely work on getting the<BR>> >> >> >> > kit<BR>> >> >> >> > displayed at HOPE. Beyond that, I may have time to work on my own<BR>> >> >> >> > 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<BR>> >> >> >> > with<BR>> >> >> >> > ECG<BR>> >> >> >> > let me know and we can brainstorm. My ideas were either an ECG<BR>> >> >> >> > printout<BR>> >> >> >> > you<BR>> >> >> >> > can take home with you, or a robotic oversized arduino controlled<BR>> >> >> >> > plush<BR>> >> >> >> > heart that beats in sync, and is physiologically accurate<BR>> >> >> >> > (representing<BR>> >> >> >> > the<BR>> >> >> >> > linear firing of the heart muscles).<BR>> >> >> >> ><BR>> >> >> >> > Might be interesting to work on correlating data from an eeg and<BR>> >> >> >> > ecg<BR>> >> >> >> > for<BR>> >> >> >> > some entertaining purpose, if such a thing is possible.<BR>> >> >> >> > Temperature,<BR>> >> >> >> > blood<BR>> >> >> >> > pressure, and other simple signals could be mixed in for effect.<BR>> >> >> >> > I'm<BR>> >> >> >> > 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<BR>> >> >> >> > this<BR>> >> >> >> > 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<BR>> >> >> >> > <maltman23@hotmail.com><BR>> >> >> >> > wrote:<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> Hi Daniel,<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> Having the ECG project at The Next HOPE will be cool. I think<BR>> >> >> >> >> people<BR>> >> >> >> >> there will like it. I think that if we had ECG with a few<BR>> >> >> >> >> other human<BR>> >> >> >> >> interfaces (North Paw, OpenEEG, etc.) it would be way fun<BR>> >> >> >> >> and popular<BR>> >> >> >> >> at the<BR>> >> >> >> >> conference. We need people to pipe in, and to make this happen!<BR>> >> >> >> >> If<BR>> >> >> >> >> we<BR>> >> >> >> >> had<BR>> >> >> >> >> a way(s) to control a robot by changing our body that would be<BR>> >> >> >> >> awesome!<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> ECG is probably an easier way to start out than EEG. But the<BR>> >> >> >> >> OpenEEG<BR>> >> >> >> >> project makes the hardware easy (and pretty inexpensive, too).<BR>> >> >> >> >> Electrodes<BR>> >> >> >> >> seem to be the most challenging, but some people, such as<BR>> >> >> >> >> Andreas,<BR>> >> >> >> >> who's<BR>> >> >> >> >> been hanging out at Noisebridge doing way cool EEG stuff, have it<BR>> >> >> >> >> down! So,<BR>> >> >> >> >> please feel free to comment and/or ask questions on the<BR>> >> >> >> >> Noisebridge<BR>> >> >> >> >> EEG<BR>> >> >> >> >> list.<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> Please do come to the workshop at Baltimore-Node. They seem like<BR>> >> >> >> >> a<BR>> >> >> >> >> really<BR>> >> >> >> >> good group of people. Following my workshop on Saturday they are<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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;<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> to<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> on<BR>> >> >> >> >> ADC<BR>> >> >> >> >> and<BR>> >> >> >> >> signals processing. I have a Xilinx Spartan-3E board with some<BR>> >> >> >> >> onboard<BR>> >> >> >> >> ADC<BR>> >> >> >> >> hardware that might work well as a processing host with the<BR>> >> >> >> >> picoblaze<BR>> >> >> >> >> soft<BR>> >> >> >> >> processor loaded up. Still ironing out the kinks in getting my<BR>> >> >> >> >> computer<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> move<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> project,<BR>> >> >> >> >> but<BR>> >> >> >> >> this is what I'm focusing on right now as an entry point into bio<BR>> >> >> >> >> signals.<BR>> >> >> >> >> I'd be interested in biofeedback related stuff, driving robots or<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> <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<BR>> >> >> >> >> the<BR>> >> >> >> >> EEG<BR>> >> >> >> >> and Cyborg lists here, since there's probably projects that could<BR>> >> >> >> >> all<BR>> >> >> >> >> fit nicely together. North Paw would certainly be one. Any<BR>> >> >> >> >> other<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> ideas?<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> Cheers,<BR>> >> >> >> >> Mitch.<BR>> >> >> >> >><BR>> >> >> >> >> p.s. I almost made it to DC this trip out East, but couldn't<BR>> >> >> >> >> quite<BR>> >> >> >> >> fit<BR>> >> >> >> >> 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> > other<BR>> >> >> >> >> > folks here at HacDC. Not just because it falls on my birthday,<BR>> >> >> >> >> > either.<BR>> >> >> >> >> ><BR>> >> >> >> >> > Since I'm NB alum, maybe we could share a project. I'm building<BR>> >> >> >> >> > very<BR>> >> >> >> >> > basic ECG equipment at the moment, and hope to use<BR>> >> >> >> >> > microcontrollers<BR>> >> >> >> >> > and FPGAs (I have the boards) to do real time processing on<BR>> >> >> >> >> > these<BR>> >> >> >> >> > and<BR>> >> >> >> >> > other signals. July is enough time for me to work up to a much<BR>> >> >> >> >> > nicer<BR>> >> >> >> >> > ECG design and do some software, especially with help. We could<BR>> >> >> >> >> > set<BR>> >> >> >> >> > up<BR>> >> >> >> >> > a booth where people can come in and get hooked up and maybe<BR>> >> >> >> >> > have<BR>> >> >> >> >> > an<BR>> >> >> >> >> > artificial heart pump to their real heartbeat or something fun<BR>> >> >> >> >> > that<BR>> >> >> >> >> > makes it more than just a science project. Might dovetail<BR>> >> >> >> >> > nicely<BR>> >> >> >> >> > 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<BR>> >> >> >> >> > <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>> >> >> ><BR>> >> ><BR>> ><BR> </body>
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