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Running The Bundled Apps 

The best way to start exploring Myo is by running the apps bundled with the SDK. You can find all 

bundled Myo apps in the

bin/

 directory of the SDK. 

Apps can only be run when the Myo has previously been trained on the system. 

Installing The Bluetooth Dongle Driver 

If you are using Windows, you may need to install a driver for the Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy dongle 

provided with Myo. On many computers, the drivers will install automatically when you first plug in 

the dongle. If they do not, you can manually install the driver bundled with the SDK in 

the 

drivers/BluetoothDongle/

 directory. Follow the instructions in the vendor-provided 

README to perform the installation. 

One way to verify that the Bluetooth dongle drivers are installed is to open Device Manager and 

check that the dongle appears under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" device group. Make sure the 

Bluetooth dongle is plugged in before you check the device manager. 

 

On Mac OS X, no additional drivers need to be installed. 

Training Myo 

The first app you will want to run is the Myo Trainer. The trainer allows you to demonstrate each 

pose supported by the SDK to Myo so that it can recognize them later on. 

Summary of Contents for Alpha

Page 1: ... Myo can comfortably fit each user s unique physiology The electrical sensors measure electrical signals traveling across the user s arm which Myo translates into poses and gestures The USB charging port allows you to charge Myo s internal battery using a USB power adapter or a conventional USB port on a computer Myo Alpha provides two additional features The status LED lights up in green when Myo...

Page 2: ...ents which way Myo is pointed In the SDK this orientation is provided as a quaternion that can be converted to other representations like a rotation matrix or Euler angles An acceleration vector represents the acceleration Myo is undergoing at any given time The SDK provides this as a three dimensional vector Gestural data tells the application what the user is doing with their hands The Myo SDK p...

Page 3: ...e dongle If they do not you can manually install the driver bundled with the SDK in the drivers BluetoothDongle directory Follow the instructions in the vendor provided README to perform the installation One way to verify that the Bluetooth dongle drivers are installed is to open Device Manager and check that the dongle appears under the Ports COM LPT device group Make sure the Bluetooth dongle is...

Page 4: ...g process Before you train for the first time we strongly recommend you watch the How To Train Your Myo video found on the Myo developer website Note If you are using Windows and have more than one Myo armband see Using MYO_PAIR_WITH_MAC on how to choose the Myo armband that you train Running The Samples With training complete you re ready to run any Myo application Start by opening the hello myo ...

Page 5: ...his device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE THE GRANTEE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is ...

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