Usage

Connect

Under normal usage, Explore Dekstop will open to the Connect page. Use this page to connect to your Mentalab Explore device.

Ensure that your device is in advertising mode. You can verify with the LED Light Guide. Simply write the device ID in the dropdown input line and press connect. The device will connect within a few seconds.

Once your device is connected, the status bar will change.

If your device is not found, you will receive an error.

The Explore Desktop Connection page — The Connection page lets you connect to a device via Bluetooth or USB (Explore Pro only).

Configuration

Once your Mentalab Explore device is connected, the Settings page will become accessible. This page will display the name of your connected device and a set of configuration options for that device.

The Explore Desktop Settings page — Use the Settings page to configure your Mentalab Explore device.

Active channels

To enable and disable ExG channels on your Mentalab Explore device, select and deselect the channel’s associated checkbox under the Enable column and click Apply. You can also use the buttons Select none and Select all to quickly disable or enable all channels regardless of their current state.

Only active channels, i.e. those whose checkbox is selected, will be shown in the Visualization and Impedance Measurement pages.

Channels’ names

To change the name of a channel, change the name under the column Name and click Apply. You can change names by either clicking on the name and entering your own or by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting a standard position from the dropdown list.

This name will be used in the Visualization and Impedance Measurement pages, as well as in the recorded files.

The channel name dropdown menu showing standard position names — Click on the arrow next to a channel name to open the drop-down menu and select a standard position name.

Sampling rate: online and offline

To set the sampling rate of your Mentalab Explore device, select your desired sampling rate from the sampling rate drop-down menu. The sampling rates available in this menu depend on your device type and are measured in Hertz. Click Apply to confirm.

Explore desktop allows selecting online and offline sampling rates! Offline sampling rates are marked with an asterisk (*). When selecting an offline sampling rate, visualization of ExG data is not possible. However, you can change device settings when an offline sampling rate is active.

You can change the sampling rate and active channels of your device simultaneously.

The sampling rate dropdown menu showing online and offline only (*) sampling rates — Sampling rates that are offline-only are marked with an asterisk (*), switching to these will disable streaming channel data. In this mode, the device still records to its internal memory.

Export settings

In the Menu Bar, click on File > Export > Device Settings. Select the name and location where to save the settings file and click on Save.

Device settings will be saved using the .yaml format.

Import settings

In the Menu Bar, click on File > Import > Device Settings. Select the file to import and click on Open. The settings from the selected file will be imported and applied. Alternatively, the settings from the latest session can also be imported by clicking on File > Import > Last Session Settings.

Format memory

To format the memory of your Mentalab Explore device, select Format Memory. A confirmation pop-up will appear.

Please note that after confirming you want to format the memory of your device, all binary files stored on that device will be deleted and cannot be recovered.

Reset settings

To reset the settings of your Mentalab Explore device, select Restore Default Settings. The device will disconnect, and all settings will return to their default values:

250 Hz sampling rate
All channels active

For more information or support, do not hesitate to get in contact at: support@mentalab.com