Thalmic Labs Myo Getting Started

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Lesson One:

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Getting Started with

WHAT DOES THE MYO (MY-OH) ARMBAND DO?

The Myo armband reads the muscle activity in your forearm

and gives you touch-free control of technology with hand

gestures and motion.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH MYO?

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PLAY

Fly your Parrot Drone or drive your

Sphero to take your radio control

experience to the next level.

Race the Sun Myo Music iTunes Spotify YouTube

CONNECT

Step away from your computer

and control your digital world

with gestures: browse the web,

play videos, switch between

applications, and more.

DISCOVER MYO MARKET

PRESENT

Blow your audience away with

exclusive presentation features:

control a digital pointer and zoom in

on your slides, touch-free.

Minecraft Facebook Windows Media

Netix

Player

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Tech Specs

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Nine-axis IMU tracks

motions and rotations

Muscle activity sensors

detect hand gestures

Comfortable design allows for one-size ts all

Expandable between 7.5in - 13in (19-34 cm)

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery

Bluetooth Smart connection

For ages 12

Dual indicator LEDs

Standard Micro-USB recharging

COMPATIBILITY GESTURES

Windows

iOS

Android

Mac

DOUBLE TAP WAVE RIGHT

MAKE A FIST ROTATE MOVE

WAVE LEFT SPREAD FINGERS

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Lesson One:

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Getting Started with Myo

Overview

The Myo armband uses the electrical activity of your muscles to wirelessly control your computer,

phone, and other favorite digital technologies. With the wave of your hand, you can transform how you

interact with your digital world.

Objective

This lesson will walk you through the basics of using the Myo armband and teach you how gestures

and motion can be combined to create endless possibilities.

Goals

• Set up the Myo armband

• Familiarize yourself with Myo Connect

• Browse Connectors and Applications in Myo Market

• Complete the Getting Started Guide

Lesson Length (Time)

60 Minutes

Equipment Required

• Myo Gesture Control Armband

• Myo Bluetooth USB Adapter

• Micro-USB Cable

• Myo Sizing Clips

• A Windows (7 or above) or Mac (OS X 10.10 or above) computer

The same equipment will be used in all future lessons.

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PART 1: SETTING UP THE MYO ARMBAND

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First, let’s review the items you have received:

• Myo Gesture Control Armband

• Standard Micro-USB Cable

• Bluetooth USB Adapter

• Myo Sizing Clips

The micro-USB cable is used to charge your Myo armband and update its rmware. You will also need

it to turn your Myo on if you have turned it o.

The USB Bluetooth adapter should be plugged into your Mac or Windows computer.

If you nd that your Myo armband does not t snugly on your forearm, Myo sizing clips will allow you

to adjust Myo for a secure and comfortable t on your forearm. Attach the sizing clips

ex in-between the pods.

PART 2: MYO CONNECT

to the rubber

Myo Connect allows you to connect your armband to your computer to access Myo guides,

personalization options, gesture recognition, and more. Download Myo Connect from myo.com/start

and install it on your computer.

On the rst launch of Myo Connect, the Getting Started Guide should open automatically. You can

access the Getting Started Guide at any time under Guides through the Myo Connect menu. This

guide will show you how to wear the Myo armband properly and how it works, in addition to leading

you through connecting and syncing.

The Getting Started Guide will introduce the ve basic gestures that Myo recognizes: Double Tap,

Fist, Finger Spread, Wave Right, and Wave Left. Once you reach the end of the guide, you are ready to

use the Myo armband!

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PART 3: MYO MARKET

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The Myo Market is the place to discover new applications and connectors.

You can access the Myo Market at market.myo.com

This will open up a browser tab to Myo Market with pages of featured applications! There are over

100 Myo connectors and applications to choose from, and each will be automatically added to your

Application Manager if you choose to download it.

The market is categorized into ve categories: Connected Things

Multimedia

, and Presentations8.

or from the shortcut in the Myo Connect menu.

, Games5, Tools and Productivity6,

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Challenge Activities

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Myo Market

1. In Myo Market, browse through each category to see all the applications and connectors that

are available. Name and install one application that you found interesting from each category:

Connected Things:

Games:

Tools and Productivity:

Multimedia:

Presentations:

Games

2. Take the application that you found in the Games section and start using it with the Myo

armband. Try all of the gestures while playing and share your experience below:

Which gesture was the most natural to perform? Which gesture did you nd the most dicult?

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Myo Diagnostics Page

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3. The Myo Diagnostics page9 is a website application that allows you to take a deeper

look at the data streaming from your Myo armband. Just connect your armband to

your computer, open up the diagnostics page, and you’re good to go! A connector is not

required in the application manager.

A complete list of controls can be found on Myo Market Application page

a) Find the following:

Battery Life

Connection Status

Indicator for which arm Myo is on

Locked Status

b) Take a look at the EMG Graphs and Gesture Feed sections. For both sections perform the

following:

Double Tap

Finger Spread

Wave Out

Wave In

Fist

4. Take the Myo armband o and set it on the table. Under the Manual Overrides section,

there is an Orientation header with a button to set origin, and under the IMU Graphs

section you will see a cube. By moving the Myo armband, you can see the orientation of

the cube move as well.

Play around with the Set Origin button and the Myo armband until the cube and armband move

in the same manner (rotating the Myo armband will rotate the cube in the same direction).

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Relevant Links

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhKUcpIWPU

[2] https://www.myo.com/start/

[3] https://market.myo.com/

[4] https://market.myo.com/category/connected-things/

[5] https://market.myo.com/category/games/

[6] https://market.myo.com/category/productivity/

[7] https://market.myo.com/category/multimedia/

[8] https://market.myo.com/category/presentations/

[9] http://diagnostics.myo.com/

[10] https://market.myo.com/app/5547e2fae4b061c0340c4d5c/myo-diagnostics-page/

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