Cyton firmware update tutorial instructions - omission?
Edgewalker
US
I'm trying to flash everything in my Cyton-32 bit / RFDuino dongle setup with the latest versions of their respective firmwares.
The instructions here:
http://docs.openbci.com/Hardware/05-Cyton_Board_Programming_Tutorial#cyton-board-programming-tutorial-notes-on-updating-and-using-v200-cyton-firmware
Include the following:
Open the Library Manager and search for OpenBCI and install the latest version for
I don't have a wifi shield. Don't I need the OpenBCI_Radios library? The OpenBCI_Radios library description says "The library is meant to be ran[sic] on RFDuinos".
The instructions here:
http://docs.openbci.com/Hardware/05-Cyton_Board_Programming_Tutorial#cyton-board-programming-tutorial-notes-on-updating-and-using-v200-cyton-firmware
Include the following:
Open the Library Manager and search for OpenBCI and install the latest version for
OpenBCI_32bit_Library, OpenBCI_32bit_SD and OpenBCI_Wifi_Master.I don't have a wifi shield. Don't I need the OpenBCI_Radios library? The OpenBCI_Radios library description says "The library is meant to be ran[sic] on RFDuinos".
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your link is broke and a step by step would be appreciated for down loading and running software for the Cyton board because I'm trying to re load software for my Cyton
@Bigdog1987, generally it is NOT recommended to re-flash Cyton firmware. Can you mention why you think this is necessary? The downside of flashing by customers is that a small but significant numbers of customers have 'bricked' (destroyed) their Cyton's inadvertently by not following instructions precisely. The bootloader can be destroyed, making it impossible to reflash without external hardware.
ALL Cyton's that have been shipping for years have the latest firmware.
William
i am having what looks like synthetic algorithms on my Cyton when not hooked up I thought it would be my cyton It could be something else though
The Time Series and FFT graphs you show, are evidence of 'environmental noise' in your area. Such as from LED lighting, power supplies, wireless gear / cell towers, AC power line sources such as extension cords, conduits, etc. Have you tried moving your setup to another location to see if the noise shifts away? There are also EMF Electromagnetic Field monitors available as phone apps or inexpensive devices on Amazon.
Notice how the noise spikes perfectly align across the channels. This is a sure sign that the noise is coming in identically on all channels. What were your electrodes connected to in this case? If you look more closely at the entire FFT graph, you may see a primary frequency then harmonics or sub harmonics.
The noise source primary frequency seems to be about 7 Hz, as seen from the time series and FFT. Then harmonics of that primary at higher frequencies (lower amplitude than primary.)
Wide price range on the physical hardware meters:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=emf+meter
Phone apps, but these require a mid range or higher phone with built-in magnetometer (used as compass in maps apps.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=apps+to+measure+emf
Thank you much appreciation