BodyDaemon

Status

May 2007:
Working on a revision of the BodyDaemon protocol. It will add a <tag> tag, sensor id attribute, and stream id attribute.

I will be presenting this at the Subtle Technologies Conference in Toronto.

Stay tuned for more

May 2006:
images and video from BodyDaemon exhibition at the SJSU White Gallery

Below are images and video of BodyDaemon exhibition from the SJSU White Gallery, featuring clients by Aaron Siegel, John Bruneau and Carlos Castellanos (the sound client) 

 

Aaron Siegel's client Aaron Siegel's client
Aaron Siegel's client
John Bruneau's client John Bruneau's client
John Bruneau's client
strapped in server data
The artist "strapped in"
 Server data
video
Video of exhibition (.mov, 6.3 MB)

Mar. 2006:
  • Collababorating with others to make several clients.
  • Minor changes to server and client code. Latest versions are available for download

Jan. 2006:
  • BodyDaemon server "done" (major development done for now, concentrating on testing and debugging).
  • Finished building a basic demo client application for the BodyDaemon server.
  • Will reimplement the ECG circuit once I get the OEM kit from Polar.

Nov. 2005:
  • done with coding of BodyDaemon server for now, ready to begin testing
  • beginining development of a client
  • Finished the Respiration monitor circuit
  • Finished the EMG circuit
  • In the process of hacking a Polar Beat heart monitor circuit from Polar USA to use for the heart monitor circuit.

Sept. 2005:
  • XML schema for the BodyDaemon protocol
  • Coded the serial i/o and basic server functionality
  • Finished the GSR circuit

Documentation, source code, etc...

XML schemas for the BodyDaemon protocol. Defined in the following schemas as bodydml (BodyDaemon Markup Language):
Alpha version of the BodyDaemon server and a basic client
Circuit images

GSR circuit
 
EMG circuit
 
Respiration circuit
 
ECG circuit


More images coming soon!