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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: