Unstable bluetooth connection and how to avoid
I have a problem with the stability of the connection between the dongle and the cyton board.
When I measured EEG for 120 seconds twice, I noticed packet losses for 4 and 11 times respectively.
The experimental setup is shown as the image (IMG 3722), and the distance between the dongle and the board is around 60cm.
I assumed that my head should be an obstacle for the bluetooth communication, I tested my assumption as follows.
First, I turn my body 90 degree to direct to the right, and measured EEG for 120 seconds twice, but the packet losses occurred again for 119 and 5 times respectively. ( IMG 3723, the distance between the dongle and the board is around 50 cm )
Next, I turn my body 180 degree and make there not to be any obstacles between the dongle and the board. Then, no packet loss occurred for 120 seconds EEG measurement x 2. ( IMG 3726, the distance between the dongle and the board is around 40 cm )
Finally, I placed the cyton board and the battery at the front-top of the ultracortex using a surgical tape. This makes no packet loss for 120 seconds EEG measurement x 2. ( IMG 3730 and IMG 3728, the distance between the dongle and the board is around 45 cm )
I’m going to create own OpenBCI headset using 3D printer.
What should I be careful about creating a headset, the position and angle of the board to make the bluetooth connection stable?
Comments
Hiroki, thanks.
You can always use a usb extension cable to position the dongle closer to the Cyton (or Ganglion). For example, you could position the dongle on your shoulder, in clear proximity to the mainboard. In some instances the table the laptop is on, or laptop itself, can contribute to diminishing the signal strength. So some users just use the extension cable to 'dangle' the dongle over the top of their monitor screen. See the image here,
https://openbci.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/2565/spontaneous-spikes-in-openbci-gui
Also other Bluetooth or Wifi units in the area, can add to the radio noise level. So moving those farther away or moving your station to another location, may help.
Regards, William