1. The document provides instructions for setting up and using a BITalino device, including turning on Bluetooth, downloading software, pairing the device, enabling data acquisition, and starting a recording. 2. It describes opening Bluetooth preferences on MacOS and ensuring the Bluetooth adapter is on, as well as using an external Bluetooth dongle on Windows systems. 3. Potential issues with performance are addressed, advising the user to reduce the sampling rate or number of channels if experiencing connection drops.

1. Turn Bluetooth Off
Open Bluetooth Preferences
Check the top right corner of your menu bar and ensure
that the Bluetooth is ON; open Bluetooth preferences.
On Mac OS the internal Bluetooth adapter will suffice.
MacOS
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Quickstart Guide
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Note that some internal
Bluetooth adapters
have limited performance
to handle the BITalino
throughput.
Please refer to the
following thread
on our forum
for additional information:
bitalino.com/ble-notes
3
You can easily confirm that the device
is turned on, as a white LED will start fading
on the Microcontroller (MCU) Block.
1 Turn On
the Device
OpenSignals will issue notifications
whenever new releases
and improvements are available.
Plug the battery onto the socket
found on the Power (PWR) block;
slide the switch to the ON position.
3.2 Pair
Device
Your
BITalino is a
3.1 Bluetooth
Adapter
Download
OpenSignals
to download and install the software
for your operating system.
Visit our website
www.bitalino.com/software
Need supplies
or accessories?
MCU
PWR
BT
BATTTERY
PLUGS HERE
BT BLE
GO TO STEP 4GO TO STEP 3.1
MCU
PWR
BT
ON OFF
MCU
PWR
BLE
External Bluetooth dongle:
Plug in the Bluetooth dongle and wait
for the device drivers to be installed.
Windows
Internal Bluetooth adapter:
Ensure that the Bluetooth adapter is active
through the Windows taskbar icon.
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Mac OS usually manages the connection state automatically, which means that some time after pairing (and whenever the device stays a period of time without
being used) you will see the indication “Not Connected”. This is normal and you do not need to pair the device again (Mac OS will automatically change the state of
the device back to "Connected" when you try to use it).
5 Enable
Device
Generally, in its first use, the software automatically
enables the device for data acquisition.
Make sure that the device is enabled
(ENABLE button highlighted in blue)
1
FOUND
ENABLE
MAC
DEVICE
NAME 00:00:00:00:00:00
00:00:00:00:00:00
6 Have
Fun!
After stopping your recording, data can be saved
through the button; please refer to the
OpenSignals manual to learn all about its features.
Press (record) and have fun!
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4 Launch
OpenSignals
This will search for devices turned on
and within Bluetooth range of your computer.
Browse for devices in range.
Issues with
Performance?
If you are experiencing connection drops or poor
performance, try reducing the number of channels
being acquired and/or the sampling rate on the
device settings window.
ENABLE
MAC
DEVICE
NAME 00:00:00:00:00:00
00:00:00:00:00:00
SAMPLING RATE
10 Hz
100 Hz
1000 Hz
CHANNELS
DIGITAL
TRIGGER
100 Hz 
     
 




RAW
1 A1

RAW
2 A1

RAW
3 A1

RAW
4 A1

RAW
5 A1

RAW
6 A1

ENABLE
MAC
DEVICE
NAME 00:00:00:00:00:00
00:00:00:00:00:00
SAMPLING RATE
10 Hz
100 Hz
1000 Hz
CHANNELS
DIGITAL
TRIGGER
100 Hz 
     
 




RAW
1 A1

RAW
2 A1

RAW
3 A1

RAW
4 A1

RAW
5 A1

RAW
6 A1

ENABLE
MAC
DEVICE
NAME 00:00:00:00:00:00
00:00:00:00:00:00
SAMPLING RATE
10 Hz
100 Hz
1000 Hz
CHANNELS
DIGITAL
TRIGGER
100 Hz 
     
 




RAW
1 A1

RAW
2 A1

RAW
3 A1

RAW
4 A1

RAW
5 A1

RAW
6 A1

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