As far as accomplishments, we finally got the Backyard Brains Muscle SpikerShield bundle. We have been researching and examining the equipment, looking at the materials online regarding the SpikerShield. There are different experiments that they have to try out and we have been reading through them. We have also worked on installing Matlab, and have found a download that will help us to install the software and get started with Matlab. We also downloaded the software for the SpikeRecorder software from Backyard Brains, and tried to get it to function with the SpikerShield.
Some problems we faced were in installing Matlab. Due to the way the software uses the internet and the various firewalls and blocked websites that exist in the school, it is very hard to install the software. We also encountered problems with the Backyard Brains app. We plugged the SpikerShield into the computer and tried to find a way to get the app to switch from the computer microphone to the SpikerShield itself. We have been unsuccessful in it so far.
We plan to find a work around for Matlab this week, and also perform the first actual test with the SpikerShield at home on Wednesday. Because we want to minimize noise and perform the test in a controlled environment.
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