MindWave Logging and Visualisation

Some scripts to access the data streamed by the Neurosky Mindwave Mobile Headset over Bluetooth.

dbLogger.py - writes data recorded by the headset to a mysql database

brain.py,brainRecent.py - allow webapps utilising the Neurosky MindWave Mobile device to be developed

visualiser.py - visualises the current MindWave data focusing on sustained levels of attention and meditation

Requirements

Hardware:

• A Neurosky Mindwave Mobile Headset and bluetooth device attached/built-in to your computer

Linux:

• PyBluez, see their documentation for installation instructions :)

Mac OS X > 10.4:

• lightblue, see the downloads section downloads for installation instructions :)

Visualiser Dependency:

• pygame [TODO]: add good tutorial link

Usage

• Initilaise the background daemon which logs to the database:

python dbLogger.py <name> <activity>

	where 	<name> 		corresponds to the user_id (guest=0)
		    <activity>	corresponds to current activity (other=0,
									revising=1,
									programming=2, 
									meditating=3, 
									relaxing=4)

• Open a web browser to view the current levels (TODO: How to set up)

• To run the visualiser:

python visualiser.py

• Original usage example:

mindwaveDataPointReader = MindwaveDataPointReader()
# connect to the mindwave mobile headset...
mindwaveDataPointReader.start()
# read one data point, data point types are specified in  MindwaveDataPoints.py'
dataPoint = mindwaveDataPointReader.readNextDataPoint()