FRENZ TOOLKIT

The Frenz Streaming Toolkit enables scientists to stream data from the Frenz Brainband to their laptop or PC, facilitating the development of custom applications. It provides access to distinct brain signals, offering a valuable alternative to PSG, the gold standard in brain signal recording. [1].

NOTE: you can see some example programs here: https://github.com/earable/frenz_toolkit_example

I. Getting started

You can install the Frenz Streaming Toolkit on your PC using pip:

pip install frenztoolkit

Alternatively, you can download the package and build it from source.

Product Key Requirement

A valid product key is required to use the toolkit. Please contact our sales department to obtain your product key.

System Requirements

Before using the toolkit, ensure you have the following:

• A Frenz Brainband
• A laptop/desktop (MacOS, Windows 64) with Bluetooth and internet connectivity
• A product key (contact Earable's sales department if you don't have one)
• Python 3.9 environment:

Goto page: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3913/

Choose your OS setup file:

MacOS: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.13/python-3.9.13-macos11.pkg

Windows 64: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.13/python-3.9.13-amd64.exe

Check if Python 3.9 is installed

python3.9 --version

or

python --version

Result:

Python 3.9.xx

Create new virtual environment

python3.9 -m venv vir_name

or

python -m venv vir_name

Environment activation:

MacOS

source vir_name/bin/activate  

Windows 64 OS

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope Process

.\vir_name\Scripts\Activate.ps1

II. Connecting to Your Device

To connect your Frenz Brainband, you first need to identify its Bluetooth ID. The toolkit provides a Scanner utility to help you retrieve this ID.

Scanning for Available Devices

from frenztoolkit import Scanner

scanner = Scanner()
print(scanner.scan())

Example Output:

["DEVICE_1", "DEVICE_2", "DEVICE_3"]

This function returns a list of available Frenz Brainbands that are not currently connected to any phone or laptop.

III. Start your session

Once you have the band's Bluetooth ID, you can start your session.

Refer to the following code snippets for guidance on how to:

• Connect to a Frenz Brainband
• Start a session
• Access real-time data
• Stop a session

NOTE: Do not let your computer sleep while streaming data.

import time
from frenztoolkit import Streamer

PRODUCT_KEY = "YOUR_PRODUCT_KEY" 
DEVICE_ID = "YOUR_BRAIN_BAND_BLUETOOTH_ID" # ex: FRENZG15

# START A SESSION
# Config your streamer
streamer = Streamer(
	device_id = DEVICE_ID, 
    product_key = PRODUCT_KEY,
    data_folder = "./" # The folder stored your session data when it be completed
    turn_off_light = True # Turn off the light on Frenz Band, default is True
)

# Start a session
streamer.start()


# ACCESS DATA
# When the session successfully started, 
# you can access the raw brain signals.
# This is a array shape [N, 7] where stored
# First is the timestamp of the corresponding data 
# Data of 6 channels from the band with ordered
# LF, OTEL, REF1, RF, OTER, REF2; and the data are continuously (REF1, REF2 not use)
# added to the END of the array.
streamer.DATA["RAW"]["EEG"]

# You also can access to the filtered signals, which have
# applied power-line noise, proprirate band-pass filter to 
# remove noises from the signals. 
# The filtered signals are much better for humans to read directly.
# This is a array shape [4, N] where stored 
# unit: uV (micro Volt)
# channel: LF, OTEL, RF, OTER
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.DATA["FILTERED"]["EEG"]
streamer.DATA["FILTERED"]["EOG"]
streamer.DATA["FILTERED"]["EMG"]

# Similarly, you can access to the IMU signals, 
# which is recorded from the IMU sensor.
# The data have a shape of [M, 4]
# First is the timestamp of the corresponding data
# Stored 3 channels of, data accordingly: x, y, z; 
# where x, y, z: accelerometers
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.DATA["RAW"]["IMU"]

# You can access to the PPG signals:
# which have shape [K, 4]
# First is the timestamp of the corresponding data
# Stored data of 3 channel:
# GREEN, RED, INFRARED
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.DATA["RAW"]["PPG"]

# You also can access to the calculated scores
# from our machine learning models:

# CURRENT STATES: you can access to the latest scores by:

# Session Start time:
# Time stamp
streamer.SCORES.get("start_time")

# Sleep stage 
# Calculated for every 30 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array. 
# value < 0: undefined, value = 0: awake, value = 1: light, value = 2: deep, value = 3: REM
streamer.SCORES.get("sleep_stage")

# POAS: probability of falling asleep
# Calculated for every 30 seconds
# Value: from 0-1
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("poas")

# Posture
# Calculated for every 5 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("posture")

# FOCUS
# Calculated for every 2 seconds
# Value: from 1-100
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("focus_score")

# Signal quality
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER), calculated for every 5 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# value 0 - not good; value 1 - good
streamer.SCORES.get("sqc_scores")

# Alpha Power
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER, AVG), calculated for every 2 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# unit: dB (Decibel)
streamer.SCORES.get("alpha")
# Beta Power
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER, AVG), calculated for every 2 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# unit: dB (Decibel)
streamer.SCORES.get("beta")

# Gamma Power
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER, AVG), calculated for every 2 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# unit: dB (Decibel)
streamer.SCORES.get("gamma")

# Theta Power
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER, AVG), calculated for every 2 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# unit: dB (Decibel)
streamer.SCORES.get("theta")

# Delta Power
# Shape: (LF, OTEL, RF, OTER, AVG), calculated for every 2 seconds
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
# unit: dB (Decibel)
streamer.SCORES.get("delta")

# HISTORICAL STATES: you also can access to the historical scores
# by adding `array__` to the scores 

# POAS: probability of falling asleep
# List of POAS
# Value: from 0-1
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__poas")

# Posture:
# List of posture
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__posture")

# Sleep stage
# List of Sleep Stage
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__sleep_stage")


# Signal quality
# List of Signal Quality
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__sqc_scores")

# FOCUS
# List of focus score
# Value: from 1-100
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__focus_score")

# Alpha Power
# List of alpha power
# unit: dB
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__alpha")

# beta Power
# List of beta power
# unit: dB
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__beta")

# Gamma Power
# List of gamma power
# unit: dB
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__gamma")

# Delta Power
# List of delta power
# unit: dB
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__delta")

# Theta Power
# List of theta power
# unit: dB
# The data are continuously added to the END of the array.
streamer.SCORES.get("array__theta")

# To be updated: We still have many more scores.

# STOP YOUR SESSION
# Limit your session by duration
try:
    while True:
       if streamer.session_dur > 10000:
        	streamer.stop()
        	break 
    	# YOUR CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THE REAL TIME STREAMING DATA HERE
       time.sleep(5)

except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print("Keyboard interrupt")
    streamer.stop()
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
    streamer.stop()

# Or press [Ctrl+C] For Mac to quit the session.
# When the session stopped, raw signals and scores will be stored in the 
# data_folder folder.

Realtime data from Firmware

Get Raw Data Realtime

You can retrieve raw data in real-time directly from the device with original timestamps from the firmware. This data is not interpolated and is obtained directly from packets received from the device.

streamer.get_raw_data_realtime(window_in_seconds=None)

Retrieves raw data in real-time from all signal types (EEG, IMU, PPG, HR, SpO2) with original timestamps from the device.

Parameters:

• window_in_seconds (float, optional): Time window size in seconds. If None, returns all currently available data.

Returns: Dictionary containing raw data for each signal type:

{
    'eeg': numpy array with shape [N, 7] = [timestamp, LF, OTEL, REF1, RF, OTER, REF2],
    'imu': numpy array with shape [N, 4] = [timestamp, x, y, z],
    'ppg': numpy array with shape [N, 4] = [timestamp, GREEN, RED, INFRARED],
    'hr': numpy array with shape [N, 2] = [timestamp, hr_value],
    'spo2': numpy array with shape [N, 2] = [timestamp, spo2_value]
}

Example:

# Get all currently available raw data
raw_data = streamer.get_raw_data_realtime()
eeg_data = raw_data['eeg']  # Shape: [N, 7]
imu_data = raw_data['imu']  # Shape: [N, 4]
ppg_data = raw_data['ppg']  # Shape: [N, 4]

# Get raw data in the last 5 seconds window
raw_data_window = streamer.get_raw_data_realtime(window_in_seconds=5.0)

Note:

• The timestamp in the first column is the original timestamp from the device firmware
• Data is stored immediately after receiving packets from the device, ensuring real-time performance
• Format is similar to streamer.DATA["RAW"]["EEG"]

Example Usage:

import time
from frenztoolkit import Streamer

streamer = Streamer(
	device_id = DEVICE_ID, 
    product_key = PRODUCT_KEY,
    data_folder = "./" # The folder stored your session data when it be completed
    turn_off_light = True # Turn off the light on Frenz Band, default is True
)

# Save previous shape to compare
previous_shape_eeg = None

# Start a session
streamer.start()
try:
    while True:
        if streamer.session_dur > 2*60*60:
            break

        raw_data = streamer.get_raw_data_realtime()
        raw_eeg = raw_data["eeg"]  # Shape: [N, 7]

        if previous_shape_eeg is not None:
            if raw_eeg.shape != previous_shape_eeg:
                # new data received
                print("eeg_shape: ", raw_eeg.shape)
                print("raw_eeg: ", raw_eeg)
        previous_shape_eeg = raw_eeg.shape

        time.sleep(0.01)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print("Keyboard interrupt")
    streamer.stop()
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
    streamer.stop()
# Stop the session and save data to disk
streamer.stop()

RELEASE NOTES

Ver 0.3.2
Date: 11-05-25
Notes:

• Get Raw Data Realtime from Firmwave

Reference

[1] Nguyen, A., Pogoncheff, G., Dong, B.X. et al. A comprehensive study on the efficacy of a wearable sleep aid device featuring closed-loop real-time acoustic stimulation. Sci Rep 13, 17515 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43975-1