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MYO GESTURE CONTROL ARMBAND - LESSON ONE

Lesson One:

Getting Started with

WHAT DOES THE MYO (MY-OH) ARMBAND DO?

The Myo armband reads the muscle activity in your forearm

and gives you touch-free control of technology with hand

gestures and motion.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH MYO?

PLAY

Fly your Parrot Drone or drive your

Sphero to take your radio control

experience to the next level.

CONNECT

Step away from your computer

and control your digital world

with gestures: browse the web,

play videos, switch between

applications, and more.

PRESENT

Blow your audience away with

exclusive presentation features:

control a digital pointer and zoom in

on your slides, touch-free.

DISCOVER MYO MARKET

Race the Sun

Myo Music

iTunes

Spotify

YouTube

Minecraft

Facebook

Windows Media

Player

Netflix

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Tech Specs

Standard Micro-USB
recharging

Dual indicator LEDs

Muscle activity sensors

detect hand gestures

Nine-axis IMU tracks

motions and rotations

Comfortable design allows for one-size fits all

Expandable between 7.5in - 13in (19-34 cm)

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery

Bluetooth Smart connection

For ages 12

COMPATIBILITY

GESTURES

Windows

iOS

Mac

DOUBLE TAP

WAVE RIGHT

MAKE A FIST

ROTATE

MOVE

WAVE LEFT

SPREAD FINGERS

Android

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Lesson One:

Getting Started with Myo

Overview

The Myo armband uses the electrical activity of your muscles to wirelessly control your computer,
phone, and other favorite digital technologies. With the wave of your hand, you can transform how you
interact with your digital world.

Objective

This lesson will walk you through the basics of using the Myo armband and teach you how gestures
and motion can be combined to create endless possibilities.

Goals
•

Set up the Myo armband

•

Familiarize yourself with Myo Connect

•

Browse Connectors and Applications in Myo Market

•

Complete the Getting Started Guide

Lesson Length (Time)

60 Minutes

Equipment Required
•

Myo Gesture Control Armband

•

Myo Bluetooth USB Adapter

•

Micro-USB Cable

•

Myo Sizing Clips

•

A Windows (7 or above) or Mac (OS X 10.10 or above) computer

The same equipment will be used in all future lessons.

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PART 1: SETTING UP THE MYO ARMBAND

First, let’s review the items you have received:

•

Myo Gesture Control Armband

•

Standard Micro-USB Cable

•

Bluetooth USB Adapter

•

Myo Sizing Clips

The micro-USB cable is used to charge your Myo armband and update its firmware. You will also need
it to turn your Myo on if you have turned it off.

The USB Bluetooth adapter should be plugged into your Mac or Windows computer.

If you find that your Myo armband does not fit snugly on your forearm, Myo sizing clips will allow you
to adjust Myo for a secure and comfortable fit on your forearm.

Attach the sizing clips

to the rubber

flex in-between the pods.

PART 2: MYO CONNECT

Myo Connect allows you to connect your armband to your computer to access Myo guides,
personalization options, gesture recognition, and more. Download Myo Connect from

myo.com/start

and install it on your computer.

On the first launch of Myo Connect, the

Getting Started Guide should open automatically. You can

access the

Getting Started Guide at any time under Guides through the Myo Connect menu. This

guide will show you how to wear the Myo armband properly and how it works, in addition to leading
you through connecting and syncing.

The

Getting Started Guide will introduce the five basic gestures that Myo recognizes: Double Tap,

Fist, Finger Spread, Wave Right, and Wave Left. Once you reach the end of the guide, you are ready to
use the Myo armband!

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PART 3: MYO MARKET

The Myo Market is the place to discover new applications and connectors.

You can access the Myo Market at

market.myo.com

or from the shortcut in the Myo Connect menu.

This will open up a browser tab to Myo Market with pages of featured applications! There are over
100 Myo connectors and applications to choose from, and each will be automatically added to your
Application Manager if you choose to download it.

The market is categorized into five categories:

Connected Things

Games

Tools and Productivity

Multimedia

, and

Presentations

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Challenge Activities

Myo Market

1. In Myo Market, browse through each category to see all the applications and connectors that
are available. Name and install one application that you found interesting from each category:

Connected Things:
Games:
Tools and Productivity:
Multimedia:
Presentations:

Games

2. Take the application that you found in the Games section and start using it with the Myo
armband. Try all of the gestures while playing and share your experience below:

Which gesture was the most natural to perform? Which gesture did you find the most difficult?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Myo Diagnostics Page

3. The

Myo Diagnostics page

is a website application that allows you to take a deeper

look at the data streaming from your Myo armband. Just connect your armband to
your computer, open up the diagnostics page, and you’re good to go! A connector is not
required in the application manager.

A complete list of controls can be found on

Myo Market Application page

a) Find the following:

Battery Life
Connection Status
Indicator for which arm Myo is on
Locked Status

b) Take a look at the

EMG Graphs and Gesture Feed sections. For both sections perform the

following:

Double Tap
Finger Spread
Wave Out
Wave In
Fist

4. Take the Myo armband off and set it on the table. Under the Manual Overrides section,
there is an Orientation header with a button to set origin, and under the IMU Graphs
section you will see a cube. By moving the Myo armband, you can see the orientation of
the cube move as well.

Play around with the Set Origin button and the Myo armband until the cube and armband move
in the same manner (rotating the Myo armband will rotate the cube in the same direction).

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Relevant Links

[1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhKUcpIWPU

[2]

https://www.myo.com/start/

[3]

https://market.myo.com/

[4]

https://market.myo.com/category/connected-things/

[5]

https://market.myo.com/category/games/

[6]

https://market.myo.com/category/productivity/

[7]

https://market.myo.com/category/multimedia/

[8]

https://market.myo.com/category/presentations/

[9]

http://diagnostics.myo.com/

[10]

https://market.myo.com/app/5547e2fae4b061c0340c4d5c/myo-diagnostics-page/

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