MindWave User Guide
October 27, 2010
Contents
Introduction to the MindWave 4
MindWave Product Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
MindWave headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your MindWave 6
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Replacing The Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wireless USB Adapter Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Wireless USB Adapter Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
COM Port Name or Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Windows XP/Vista/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wireless Connection Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Your MindWave 11
Fitting the MindWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
NeuroSky Technology Overview 13
Brainwaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ThinkGear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
eSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
eSense Meter - General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
eSense Meter - Technical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ATTENTION eSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MEDITATION eSense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional Products 16
MindSet Development Tools (MDT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MindSet Research Tools (MRT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Maintenance 17
Troubleshooting and Support 18
Safety and Regulations 19
Operating Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ISO/IEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Introduction to the MindWave
thank you for purchasing NeuroSky's MindWave. This Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) device
turns your brainwaves into actions, unlocking new worlds of interactivity. The MindWave
reports the wearers mental state in the form of NeuroSky's proprietary Attention and
Meditation eSense algorithms, along with raw wave and information about the brainwave
frequency bands. The NeuroSky MindWave can be used with supported video games, research
software, or a number of other applications for an enhanced user experience.
For any technical information updates and additional support questions not answered by this
document, please register at the NeuroSky support website at http://support.neurosky.com.
We also recommend you join our email list by lling out the form on
http://www.neurosky.com to receive general
information about NeuroSky, new products announcements, and any technical information
updates.
Introduo ao MindWave
obrigado por adquirir de NeuroSky MindWave . Este dispositivo Brain-Computer Interface
(BCI)
transforma suas ondas cerebrais em aes, abrindo novos mundos de interatividade. O
MindWave relata o estado mental do usurio na forma de Ateno proprietria da NeuroSky e
algoritmos Meditao eSense , juntamente com a onda cru e informaes sobre as bandas
de frequncias de ondas cerebrais. A NeuroSky MindWave pode ser usado com jogos
suportados de vdeo, software de pesquisa, ou uma srie de outras aplicaes para uma
experincia de usurio aprimorada.
Para quaisquer atualizaes de informaes tcnicas e questes de suporte adicionais no
respondidas por este documento, por favor, registre-se no site de suporte da NeuroSky em
http://support.neurosky.com. Tambm recomendamos que voc se juntar nossa lista de email por Elling o formulrio on http://www.neurosky.com para receber geral
informaes sobre NeuroSky, anncios de novos produtos, e quaisquer atualizaes de
informaes tcnicas.
MindWave Product Contents
MindWave headset
MindWave Wireless USB Adapter
MindWave Application Disc sleeve / Quick Start Guide
MindWave Application Disc, containing:
MindWave User Guide
MindWave Wireless drivers
MindWave Manager
TinkGear Connector (TGC)
CogniScore Connector (CSC)
.NET Framework 3.5
Microsoft Silverlight
Speed Math application
blink/zone application
3rd party applications
Documentation and User Guides
Mindwave Contedo do Produto
headset MindWave
Adaptador USB sem fio MindWave
manga Disco MindWave Aplicao / Guia de Incio Rpido
MindWave Application Disc, contendo:
- Guia do Usurio MindWave
- Motoristas MindWave sem fio
- Gerente MindWave
- TinkGear Connector (TGC)
- CogniScore Connector (CSC)
-. NET Framework 3.5
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Aplicao velocidade Math
- Aplicao piscar / zona
- Aplicaes 3rd party
- Guias de Documentao e Usurio
MindWave headset
Setting Up Your MindWave
Minimum System Requirements
Configurando seu MindWave
Requisitos mnimos do sistema
Minimum System Requirements
Requisitos
mnimos
do
sistema
Replacing The Battery
The MindWave headset requires 1 AAA battery to operate. To install or replace the battery,
slide open the battery cover. Remove any existing battery within and replace with a new AAA
battery.
Substituio da bateria
O fone de ouvido MindWave requer 1 pilha AAA para funcionar. Para instalar ou substituir a
bateria, deslize abrir a tampa da bateria. Remova qualquer bateria existente dentro e
substituir por uma nova bateria AAA.
