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--- muse_software [2019/04/20 06:24] – jtkorb
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-**Under Construction!**
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 ====== Muse Software ======
 This page describes my software setup to communicate with the [[https://choosemuse.com/|Muse]] brain-sensing headband.
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+These instructions have only been lightly tested.
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 ===== Overview =====
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   * Mac OS Mojave (10.14.3)
-  * Default installation of Python 2.7 will work
+  * Default Python 2.7, but Python 3.x preferred
-  * Python 3.7 is preferred
-===== Additional Software Needed to Install Python 3 =====
+===== To Install Python 3 =====
-  * XCode Command Line Tools
+These instructions are based largely on [[https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/|Installing Python 3 on Mac OS X]] from [[https://docs.python-guide.org/|The Hitcher's Guide to Python]].
-  * Homebrew((I am also using [[https://guide.macports.org/|Mac Ports]] to manage some software packages, which may cause conflicts with Homebrew.))
-===== Setup Virtual Environment =====
+Open a terminal (e.g., iTerm) to run these commands.
-Open a terminal (e.g., iTerm) to run these commands.  Create a directory, e.g., muse, and cd into it.
+  * Install XCode Command Line Tools following instructions at [[https://developer.apple.com/download/more/|More Downloads for Apple Developers]].
+  * Install [[https://brew.sh/|Homebrew]]((I am also using [[https://guide.macports.org/|Mac Ports]] to manage some software packages, which may cause conflicts with Homebrew.)) using the command:
+  $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+  * Adjust PATH, if necessary((Set ''export PATH="/usr/local/opt/python/libexec/bin:$PATH"'' in your Bash startup file, e.g., ''.bash_profile''.)).
+  * Install Python using this command:((Python 3 is installed by default with this command.))
+  $ brew install python
+===== Setup Virtual Environment =====
   $ mkdir muse
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 ==== Python 3 ====
-  $ python3 -m venv py3
+  $ virtualenv -p python3 py3
   $ source py3/bin/activate
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-===== Install and Run in Muse LSL Streamer and Viewer =====
+===== Install Muse LSL and Run a Streamer and a Viewer =====
-Muse software is [[https://github.com/alexandrebarachant/muse-lsl|Muse LSL]].
+Muse software is described at [[https://github.com/alexandrebarachant/muse-lsl|Muse LSL]].
   $ pip install muselsl
-Plug in the Bluetooth USB (BLED112) dongle and turn on your Muse headband before launching muselsl.
+Plug in the Bluetooth USB (BLED112) dongle and turn on your Muse headband before running ''muselsl''.
   $ muselsl stream
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   $ pip install muselsl --user
-===== Useful Resources =====
-* [[https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/|Installing Python 3 on Mac OS X]] from [[https://docs.python-guide.org/|The Hitcher's Guide to Python]]