¶ About Instinct Apps
NexStem Instinct introduces a comprehensive suite of applications meticulously designed to leverage the potential of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. These applications are crafted to empower users to visualize, analyze, manage, and innovate with EEG data. Let's explore the diverse range of applications that compose the NexStem ecosystem.
¶ Stream App: Real-Time EEG Visualization and Analysis
The Stream App stands as the cornerstone of real-time EEG data visualization and analysis, offering key features such as:
- Real-time Streaming: Instantly visualize captured EEG data for prompt analysis and interpretation.
- Graphs and Plots: View diverse visual representations such as FFT plots, time series plots, bandpower plots, and spectrograms to better understand brain activity.
- Real-time Filtering: Apply live FIR and IIR filters to incoming data to ensure precise control over the analyzed signals.
- Recording and Playback: Record and playback raw data for further analysis or export.
- Upcoming Features: Integration of real-time markers and notes to capture critical insights during streaming sessions, and enhanced customizability to support different bio-signals for versatility across multiple applications.
¶ Headset Manager App: Comprehensive Hardware Control and Monitoring
The Headset Manager App offers exhaustive control over the hardware configurations of the NexStem Instinct headset, featuring:
- Ease of headset setup: Automatic adjustments tailored to preset head sizes and fine-tuning the position of the electrodes according to 10-20 system
- Electrode Position Adjustment: Manually adjust electrode positions based on real-time impedance values for precise measurements.
- Real-time Hardware Metrics: Monitor vital headset metrics to ensure accurate data collection by tracking CPU temperature, storage usage, and battery life
- Upcoming Features: Automatic adjustments tailored to individual head shapes and sizes for consistent and accurate data collection, and real-time headset positioning to aid correct positioning for data collection.
¶ Companion App: Enhancing User Experience
The NexStem Companion App complements the Instinct headset, enhancing user experience with features like:
- Device Setup: Helps in device onboarding and configuration, simplifying Wi-Fi connection setup remotely.
- System Metrics: Access critical system metrics directly from the app, providing insights into the headset's performance.
- Manual Motor and Electrode Control: Intuitive manual adjustments of motor and electrode settings for user convenience.
- Accessibility: Available for both Android and iOS platforms, ensuring compatibility and widespread usability.
- Remote Access Control: Displays the Instinct's IP address for remote access to the device from other PCs.
¶ Nexstem Authenticator App: Enhancing Security and Accessibility
The Nexstem Authenticator App is an essential addition to the NexStem suite, designed to enhance both security and user accessibility. This app ensures that all interactions with the NexStem Instinct headset are secure, requiring users to authenticate their identity before accessing the device. Additionally, the Authenticator App facilitates easy and secure user login and device pairing, streamlining the process of connecting to the Instinct headset.
¶ Future Apps: Expanding the NexStem Ecosystem
- App Hub: Serves as a central platform for hosting, distributing, and monetizing bio-signal applications built using the InstinctSDK. Features include simplified application publishing, easy discoverability through a user-friendly interface, seamless app management and updates, and various monetization options.
- Experiment App: Provides features for researchers to design, execute, and manage experiments with an intuitive interface, real-time data recording, customizable conditions, and seamless integration into researchers' VScode Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as an extension.
- BCI Pipeline Studio: Empowers developers and researchers to create custom BCI pipelines effortlessly with a drag-and-drop interface, machine learning integration, streamlined data preparation and visualization, and the ability to stream processed data and inference results externally.
- BciSpeller: Introduces a novel communication method for individuals with Cerebral Palsy, enabling them to spell messages using brainwave signals and select letters and words from an on-screen keyboard by focusing attention on desired options.
The suite of NexStem apps provides an expansive ecosystem of tools and functionalities, enabling users to fully unlock the potential of brain-computer interface technology. Whether it’s visualizing live EEG data, managing hardware configurations, conducting research experiments, or creating custom BCI pipelines, NexStem apps empower users to explore, innovate, and advance in the field of brain-computer interfaces.