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Emotiv SDK Community Edition

Emotiv SDK - Community Edition

Here is the repository to download the latest Emotiv SDK Community Edition, along with code examples and other development tools.

If you have questions or have knowledge to share, please visit our forum which is the hub for our developer community.

Table of Contents

1. Latest Release
2. Supported Platforms
3. Connecting Your Insight
4. API Documentation
5. Known Issues
6. Apps and Tools
7. Support

Latest Release

Version 3.2.0

• Supports EPOC (over Emotiv USB dongle)
• Supports Insight and EPOC+ (over BTLE and Emotiv USB dongle)
• Emotiv SDK for Win32/64, Mac, Android, iOS

Coming soon:

• Emotiv SDK for Ubuntu 64-bit
• EmoComposer for Win32, Mac
• EmoKey for Win32, Mac

Supported Platforms

• Insight with Bluetooth SMART (Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth Low Energy) connection currently works with the SDK under:

  • Windows 8 or above
  • Windows 7, only with Bluetooth adaptor that uses Broadcom BCM20702 chipset (recommended one: Plugable USB 2.0 Bluetooth Adapter, http://plugable.com/products/usb-bt4le)
  • Mac OS X 10.10 or above (check if Bluetooth LMP Version is 0x6 from System Report)
  • Android 4.4.3 or above

• Insight with Emotiv Universal USB Receiver currently works with the SDK under:

  • Windows 7 or above
  • Mac OS X 10.8 or above
  • Android 4.4.3 or above

Connecting Your Insight

• Windows: Turn on Bluetooth on both Insight and PC, then pair your Insight with Windows built-in Bluetooth service first
• Mac, Android and iOS: Turn on Bluetooth on both Insight and Mac/Android device, then start Emotiv app to use (without first pairing)

API Documentation

The API reference can be found here:

http://emotiv.com/api/insight/3.2.0/

Known Issues

• Mac SDK may not work with EPOC+ in 256Hz mode over BTLE and USB dongle properly
• EPOC+ motion data may not be accurate with firmware 0x614 over BTLE and USB dongle

Apps and Tools

CPanel

A web-based Emotiv Control Panel:

https://cpanel.emotivinsight.com

Compatible with Insight / EPOC / EPOC+ via:

• BTLE:
  • Windows 8 or above, with Firefox
  • Mac OS X 10.10 or above, with Safari or Firefox
• Emotiv USB Universal Receiver:
  • Windows 7 or above, with Firefox
  • Mac OS X 10.8 or above, with Safari or Firefox

Please follow the instructions to install the Emotiv browser plugin before using the CPanel.

Insight App for Android

Requires Android 4.4 or later

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emotiv.insightapp

Insight App for iOS

Requires iOS 8.0 or later, except iOS 8.3/8.4 due to BTLE data transmission limitation in those versions

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emotiv-insight/id1031805596

Support

Please check out the topic Insight on Emotiv Help Centre:

https://emotiv.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200100495-Insight

Our knowledge base is a good source for further reading:

https://emotiv.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

Please also visit our forum for bug reports and feature requests.

Happy coding!

The Emotiv Team