Emotiv Software Development Kit

The Emotiv SDK gives the developer access to Emotiv's unique set of detection suites: Affectiv™, Cognitiv™, and Expressiv™.

The Emotiv SDK includes:

A high resolution, neuro-signal acquisition and processing wireless neuroheadset and our proprietary software toolkit that exposes our APIs and detection libraries.

The kit provides an effective development environment that integrates well with new and existing frameworks and is now available to developers.

Choose an SDK License that best suits your development needs:

If you are an independent developer or commercial enterprise:

Introductory (SDKLite) - An introduction to the Emotiv SDK and APIs. For application developers who want to get started immediately. This introductory package includes a hardware emulator in place of the SDK neuroheadset.

Standard - Single license - For indepedent developers who are creating free and commercial applications for the Emotiv EPOC that will be distributed exclusively through our Emortal online application store.

Enterprise - Up to 5 licensed users - For companies that are creating proprietary applications using the Emotiv EPOC.

Enterprise Plus - Up to 5 licensed users - For companies that are developing new applications/ detections using raw EEG data from the Emotiv EPOC.

If you are a researcher or educational institute

Emotiv is committed to supporting the research community in developing more detections/applications that further improve the capability of Brain Computer Interface (BCI). We have created a program that takes into account the needs of educational institutions, research organizations as well as individual researchers that want to contribute their knowledge to further the field of BCI.

Research Standard - Single license - For individual researchers and research groups that are developing free and/or commercial applications for the Emotiv EPOC that will be available exclusively through our Emortal online application store.

Research Plus - Up to 5 licensed users - For research institutes that are developing new applictions/detections utilizing raw EEG data from the Emotiv EPOC.

Emotiv SDK's Hardware and Software requirements

2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor (or equivalent).

Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows Vista.

1GB RAM.

50MB available disk space.

One or two unused USB 2.0 ports (depending onthe number of neuroheadsets you wish to use simultaneouslys.