Cyton Data Format | OpenBCI Documentation

This discussion of the OpenBCI data format applies only to OpenBCI v1 (2014-2016) and v2.0.0 (Fall 2016). For OpenBCI Cyton, the board contains either a ChipKIT or ATmega microcontroller, both of which can be programmed through the Arduino IDE. The Cyton board has an onboard RFDuino radio module acting as a "Device." The Cyton system includes a USB dongle for the PC, which acts as the RFDuino "Host." The format of the OpenBCI data as seen on the PC is defined by a combination of the Arduino code on the Cyton board and the RFDuino code running on the Host. So, if you don't like the data format defined here, feel free to change it! For more info on the v2 firmware, see these Notes On Updating and Using v2.0.0 Cyton Firmware. There is also further information on controlling the OpenBCI Cyton on our OpenBCI Cyton SDK page.