Usage

To get up and running quickly, why not check out our quick tutorial video.

Connect

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

There are two ways to connect to your Mentalab Explore device. Either scan for nearby devices and select your device, or select the name of your device from the dropdown. If it is the first time connecting to your device, you can write write its name in the dropdown’s input line.

In either case, ensure that your device is in advertising mode. In Explore Desktop, the device will display under: Explore_XXXX.

Click Scan and wait for nearby devices to list.

Once you have selected a device from the list, or written your device name in the input line, click Connect.

The connection process can take a few seconds. Once your device is connected, the status bar will change.

On Windows, all paired devices will be listed when scanning.

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

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 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 changes’.

Only active channels, i.e. those whose checkbox is selected, will display 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 changes’.

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

Sampling rate

To set the sampling rate of your Mentalab Explore device, select either 250, 500, or 1000 from the sampling rate drop-down menu. Sampling rates are measured in Hertz. Click ‘Apply changes’ to confirm.

Please note that our 1000 Hz sampling rate is in beta phase.

Channel masks and sampling rate cannot be changed while recording or streaming to LSL.

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

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 MEM’. 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 ‘Reset 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