Mindwave EEG sensor

Intro

This page tells you about using the "real" Mindwave Mobile 2.

It can be ordered at amazon.com, or amazon.nl: https://www.amazon.nl/neuroSky-Estate-neurofeedback-headset-MindWave/dp/B07CXN8NKX/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_nl_NL=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=mindwave+mobile&qid=1588840419&sr=8-1 It costs at the moment 155 euro.

bluetooth connection

You need a "fresh" normal AAA battery for the head set.

I tried to connect bluetooth to my MACOS laptop, and a Android telephone, both connections started and then failed.

But then it worked...on a bigger MAC.

Apparently the head set must be very well adjusted.

I could finally open the "MindWave Mobile Tutorial.zip" in the folder "Mac Setup Kit". This zip is apparently an app!

This app indicates if your bluetooth connection is of sufficient quality for the data.

I did a lot of fitting and refitting of the headset, and finally got started having a connection it liked.

Installing software at your laptop

I tried to install the software

Thinkconnector Brain Visualiser

on my MACOS, but ... this is not running at the moment on a 64 bits operating system.

Then I tried to install it on my windows 8 laptop.

Then ... it suddenly worked at the bigger MAC.

testing

With the right kind of connection, you can test your "Attention", "Meditation", and "Blink".

The blinking was not reacting for me.

Connecting to an Arduino

Using the BlueSMRF of Sparkfun, you can connect with a microcontroller: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12577

This page describes the method: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/hackers-in-residence---hacking-mindwave-mobile?_ga=2.119566220.586279972.1588843981-1489689171.1588843981

So back to the soldering device