New Delhi–based mostly Upside Down Labs is getting ready to launch one other sensing platform for hackers, hobbyists, and others — this time focusing on brain-computer interface (BCI) tasks: the Neuro PlayGround Gentle.
“Neuro PlayGround Lite (NPG Lite) is a multichannel Feather-form-factor wi-fi bio-physiological sign acquisition board,” the corporate explains of its newest design. “It may be used for electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), electrooculography (EOG), or electroencephalography (EEG). Its compact footprint and hassle-free setup guarantee portability, fast deployment, and a clutter-free expertise, making it best for analysis, schooling, and wearable purposes.”
If you happen to’re wanting to make use of muscle, coronary heart, eye, or mind exercise as an enter on your subsequent venture, the Neuro PlayGround Lite is for you. (📷: Upside Down Labs)
Monitoring coronary heart, muscle, eye, and mind exercise covers quite a lot of floor, and the NPG Lite does so in a compact board designed across the Feather type issue. It is a follow-up to Upside Down Labs’ earlier creations: the BioAMP EMG Capsule and BioAmp BisCute, each focusing on muscle-tracking electromyography, and the BioAmp EXG Capsule, which handles the identical ECG, EMG, EOG, and EEG targets as the brand new NPG Lite.
The board is constructed round an Espressif ESP32-C6 RISC-V microcontroller with 8MB of flash reminiscence, single-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Vitality (BLE), and IEEE 802.15.4 Thread- and Zigbee-compatible radios. There is a three-channel amplifier to deal with {the electrical} indicators coming from the consumer, whereas the breadboard-friendly pin structure matches the Feather type issue — and comes full with assist for add-on boards, with the corporate displaying off a vibration, buzzer, and electrode haptic suggestions add-on dubbed the NPG Playmate Vibz.
The corporate has showcased 4 tasks constructed utilizing the board, together with a brain-computer interface. (📷: Upside Down Labs)
As an example its capabilities, the corporate has showcased quick demos of human-computer interfaces (HCIs) constructed utilizing the NPG Lite: a music creation platform based mostly on the consumer’s muscle actions; a browser-based electrocardiogram coronary heart monitor; a recreation set off based mostly on the consumer’s blinks; and an electroencephalographic brain-computer interface (BCI) wherein bubbles are popped by sustaining a state of focus — tracked, the corporate says, by monitoring for beta wave exercise within the 12–30Hz vary.
The corporate is planning to crowdfunding mass manufacturing of the NPG Lite on Crowd Provide within the close to future, with events suggested to enroll on the marketing campaign web page to be notified when it goes stay; Upside Down Labs has additionally pledged to launch schematics as soon as all backers have obtained their {hardware}, with supply code to be revealed on GitHub underneath the reciprocal GNU Common Public License.
