What's in the Box
Included
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 × JNEEG shield | 8-channel ADS1299 board with low-noise voltage regulators, a status LED, a 40-pin header for the Jetson Nano and a 2.54 mm electrode header |
Not included
| Item | Requirements | More |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit | With a microSD card (32 GB or more) and NVIDIA's JetPack image | How to Start |
| 5 V power bank | 5 V, at least 3 A, capacity up to 10,000 mAh. Powers the Jetson, the shield and the monitor. | Power bank |
| Electrodes | 8 EEG electrodes (dry or wet Ag/AgCl) with 2.54 mm connectors, plus 2 ear-clip electrodes for reference and bias | Electrodes |
| EEG cap | Holds the electrodes on the scalp (10-20 system) | Cap |
| Monitor | Portable monitor powered from the power bank or the Jetson, never from a wall socket | Safety |
| Keyboard and mouse | Wired USB. Wireless devices add radio noise. | Noise elimination |
| Conductive gel | Only for wet electrodes | Electrodes |
Headless option: skip the monitor, keyboard and mouse and open the PiEEG Server dashboard from a laptop on the same network. The laptop must run on battery and must never be cabled to the Jetson or the electrodes.
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Battery only. Every device cabled to the JNEEG (the Jetson, the monitor, the keyboard) must run from the power bank. Never use the Jetson's wall power supply while electrodes are on a person.
Checklist
- JNEEG shield
- Jetson Nano with JetPack on a microSD card
- Charged 5 V / 3 A power bank and a short, thick USB cable
- 8 electrodes and 2 ear clips
- EEG cap (and gel if you use wet electrodes)
- Battery-powered monitor, wired keyboard and mouse (or a battery-powered laptop for headless use)
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