<s>
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
brain	B-Application
–	I-Application
computer	I-Application
interface	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Joel	O
Murphy	O
and	O
Conor	O
Russomanno	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
boards	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
measure	O
and	O
record	O
electrical	O
activity	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
brain	O
(	O
EEG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
muscles	O
(	O
EMG	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
heart	O
(	O
EKG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
standard	O
EEG	B-Application
electrodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
boards	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
GUI	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
other	O
open-source	B-License
EEG	B-Application
signal	O
processing	B-Application
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
32-bit	O
board	O
uses	O
the	O
ADS1299	O
,	O
an	O
IC	O
developed	O
by	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
for	O
biopotential	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
uses	O
a	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
for	O
on-board	O
processing	B-Application
—	O
the	O
8bit	O
version	O
(	O
now	O
deprecated	O
)	O
uses	O
an	O
Arduino-compatible	O
ATmega328P	O
IC	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
32bit	O
board	O
uses	O
a	O
PIC	B-Architecture
microcontroller	I-Architecture
—	O
and	O
can	O
write	O
the	O
EEG	B-Application
data	O
to	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
,	O
or	O
transmit	O
it	O
to	O
software	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
over	O
a	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
announced	O
the	O
Ganglion	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
2nd	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
costs	O
$200	O
and	O
has	O
4	O
input	O
channels	O
for	O
measuring	O
EEG	B-Application
,	O
EMG	O
,	O
and	O
EKG	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
has	O
released	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
application	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
,	O
written	O
with	O
Processing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Display	O
and	O
processing	B-Application
software	O
written	O
in	O
NodeJS	B-Language
and	O
Python	B-Language
are	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
files	O
for	O
a	O
3D	O
printed	O
headset	O
for	O
pre-production	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
boards	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ultracortex	O
,	O
holds	O
the	O
electrodes	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
configure	O
their	O
placement	O
using	O
the	O
10	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
20	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
headset	O
design	O
files	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
's	O
GitHub	B-Application
account	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
headset	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
HexBug	O
robot	O
using	O
SSVEPs	B-Algorithm
(	O
Steady	B-Algorithm
State	I-Algorithm
Visually	I-Algorithm
Evoked	I-Algorithm
Potentials	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locked	O
in	O
graffiti	O
artist	O
Tempt	O
One	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
OpenBCI	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
low-cost	O
Eyewriter	O
eye-tracking	O
system	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
draw	O
after	O
being	O
diagnosed	O
with	O
the	O
degenerative	O
nerve	O
disorderALS	O
.	O
</s>
