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The ShimmerConnect software has just been updated, and is now available via the members section of the website.

The application allows users to display and save data received from Shimmer devices streaming over Bluetooth, and provides a range of user functions including the ability to select the sampling rate, which sensors are to be used, enable/disable power monitoring, and change parameters such as the accelerometer’s sensitivity.

Version 0.2 improves on the range of sensors supported by the application and includes a number of bug fixes from the original 0.1 version. The changelog includes:

• Support for the GSR, Strain Gauge and Heart Rate sensors
• Support for receiving 8-bit data channels instead of just 16-bit
• Added MagHeading box when Magnetometer is enabled
• Fixed problem with saving/displaying Magnetometer data
  • Read Mag data as 16-bit signed int, instead of 32-bit/64-bit
• Fixed EMG problem
  • A second EMG channel was being added erroneously
• “AnEx ADC0″ and “AnEx ADC7″ labels in Configure window now change to “VSenseReg” and “VSenseBatt” respectively when voltage monitoring is enabled

The source code for the application (written in C#) has also been updated and is available to current customers and users of the Shimmer platform upon request (Please visit the C# Development webpage).

The Boilerplate image (firmware) that is required to run on Shimmer is constantly updated and can be found in tinyos-2.x-contrib/shimmer/BoilerPlate.

For more information – visit the ShimmerConnect webpage.

Shimmer Research is proud to announce the official release of the Shimmer LabVIEW Library. Designed to assist Shimmer users in the development of Shimmer based applications, the library offers an expansive range of support tools from low level instrument driver’s right through to example Shimmer Application VIs.

Whilst allowing developers to be guided through the structure and tools to familiarize and develop applications with the Shimmer platform, the Shimmer LabVIEW Library also incorporates a number of end user functions. The example applications VIs include multi-Shimmer management, feedback on the percentage of data packets successfully received, support for the full range of Shimmer sensing modules, and the streaming of data in both raw and calibrated formats.

The Shimmer LabVIEW Library includes:

• Instrument Driver VIs: Low level Instrument Drivers for a range of different Shimmer operations such as configuring, triggering, and acquiring data
• Integrated Shimmer VIs: VIs that integrate all of the functionality of the lower level Instrument Driver VIs, providing ready made solutions suitable for most applications, greatly reducing development time
• Example Application VIs: LabVIEW application VIs that are designed to demonstrate  the use of the Integrated VIs in application development as well as serving as a basis for the development of user designed applications

Karol O’Donovan, Lead Application Engineer in the development of the Shimmer LabVIEW Library, noted ‘the Library will provide a toolkit for the development of Shimmer based solutions for a wide range of users from academic researchers to industrial developers. The Library exposes the full functionality of the Shimmer platform and is supported by a detailed user manual and appropriate labeling of block diagrams to facilitate greater understanding of the Shimmer LabVIEW Library and fast track the development of new applications’.

Demos, Documentation, and Downloads:

To find out more on the Shimmer LabVIEW Library, visit our LabVIEW webpage which provides a full description, list of main features, and system requirements. The Library package can also be downloaded from our LabVIEW webpage, along with the manual to guide you through the Library, Instrument Drivers, and Example Shimmer Applications.

Finally, you can view a full set of video demonstrations on the Shimmer LabVIEW Library via our YouTube Channel.

ShimmerConnect, an application for use in conjunction with the Shimmer platform has just been released.

ShimmerConnect allows users to display and save data received from Shimmer devices streaming over Bluetooth. The application is designed for greater usability and functionality, with a number of data capture parameters being configurable.

Users can select the sampling rate, which sensors are to be used, enable/disable power monitoring, and change parameters such as the accelerometer’s sensitivity. Once captured, the data can then be saved to a CSV file for further interpretation and analysis.

This application runs natively in Windows and can be run in Linux using mono (http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page). Two versions of the application are available which are tailored to the different operating systems. The only discernable difference between the two applications is the positioning and sizing of some of the windows and controls.

ShimmerConnect – Windows

ShimmerConnect – Functionality

Images of the firmware that need to be run on Shimmer are also available to download, which can be installed using the “Shimmer Windows Bootstrap Loader”, and can also be found in tinyos-2.x-contrib/shimmer/BoilerPlate.

The application is written in C# and the source code is available upon request to existing customers.

Download: ShimmerConnect via our Download –> Software section

**Available to Existing Customers/Users of the Shimmer platform. Website Membership Required

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The new version of the Shimmer Standalone Display software is now available from the download section of our website. The updated version contains both the Shimmer Display and the Shimmer Binary Reader which enable the user to use Shimmer in a standalone environment.

Updated features include:

• LowPass / HighPass filters
• Actual / filtered values display
• Accelerometer calibration
• Corrected multiple display labels
• Updated help file
• CSV / Binary capture feature
• Export CSV from Shimmer Reader

About Shimmer Display

The Shimmer Display allows users to display the data received from Shimmer. The program can also capture data to disk and / or send it as UDP packets on the local network. The data can be captured in the Bluetooth client mode only, and can export to a Binary file, or a CSV file. As the data is coming over a standard serial port – any Windows program (Windows 95 to Windows 7) will be able to receive the data, meaning there is no need for any driver. In UDP client mode, the program displays the data broadcasted over the local network by a Shimmer connected to a different computer or network adapter.

About Shimmer Binary Reader

The Shimmer Binary Reader is an application used for displaying the raw data captured by the Shimmer Display application and the Shimmer Symbian Bluetooth client.

To download the file, please visit the following link: http://shimmer-research.com/wordpress/download/softwares. Please note that the file is only available to registered members of the website.