One month ago, we had the privilege of debuting the OpenBCI technology at Maker Faire NYC. Since then, we’ve been busy refining our 2nd round of hardware based on the great feedback we received.
Over the past week, we’ve assembled 12 new OpenBCI units. One major change from the first round is the ability to daisy chain two or more boards, allowing for more complex electrode networks – 2 boards equals 16 electrode channels! In addition, we gave the boards a fresh, white silkscreen that rocks the OpenBCI logo, as well as the open-source hardware emblem.
You might be asking yourself, what does OpenBCI plan on doing with these 12 awesome new boards? If so, great question and thanks for asking. We will be hosting a hack-a-thon in mid-November where participants will get early access to testing and developing on this fresh round of hardware. Tentatively, the date for the hack-a-thon is 11/16-11/17, but be sure to stay tuned by signing up for our email guestbook.
Also, check out EEGHacker, a detailed, informational blog that our lead researcher, Chip, put together. He has been writing about his findings from working with V1 of OpenBCI, in addition to general EEG research initiatives that are taking place in the computational neuroscience field. It is a great place to get caught up to speed with what’s going on in the world of BCI.
