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Getting Started

New to FreeBCI? Start by choosing the path that matches your goal.

Path 1: 1CH Onboarding

Choose this if you want the fastest path to a working demo.

  • Best for beginners, makers, and classroom demos
  • Goal: power on safely, see a waveform, and run the focus / engagement demo

Start here:

  1. Start Here
  2. Spike 1CH LH001
  3. 1CH Focus Demo

Path 2: 8CH Multichannel EEG

Choose this if you want a fuller EEG setup with multiple active channels.

  • Best for advanced users, EEG builders, and multichannel prototyping
  • Goal: bind multiple sites, validate multichannel streaming, and use richer monitoring

Start here:

  1. Start Here
  2. Spike 8CH ADS1299
  3. 8CH Multichannel EEG Setup

Shared Software Workflow

Both hardware paths use FreeBCI DAQ.

Developers

If you are here to work on the software stack instead of running the hardware: