A problem we were having was with getting the Arduino application on the computer to show the serial monitor. After a bit of trial and error, we got the monitor to load, so now we can have numerical data to use in deciphering different EMG signals. Because we have data in the form of numbers for the strength of the EMG signal, and the intervals in which the data comes, we can visualize the data, putting it into excel and creating graphs. We also found on the Backyard Brains website a pack of 100 electrodes, since we are running out of the electrodes that came with the Muscle SpikerShield Bundle.
We will need to learn how to filter out extra noise gathered from the SpikerShield. To do this we have to learn stuff about Arduino coding. We still are having trouble in gathering data, because the lights that light up on the SpikerShield seem to be inconsistent, and the electrodes also eventually lose functionality.
Our plan for the next week is to look at examples of Arduino code and gain an understanding of how we can approach filtering out noise from the signals that we gather. We also are going to work on getting real data from the SpikerShield. We are also going to look at the other patents on the subject for the patent project.
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