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@jeremymorgan9582Ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me how you install the software onto the Audrino from Github?
@pdvibrationtherapyАй бұрын
There is a step by step in the original buzzboard video. In addition, you can follow the Ardunio instructions found here: support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4733418441116-Upload-a-sketch-in-Arduino-IDE
@user-vg4qn7yu4kАй бұрын
So I successfully uploaded the library into my Arduino Uno as instructed in the PD Buzz Board video but when I upload the Vibro Therapy Motor Shield 167.ino sketch and click on verify/compile, a compilation error pops up every time saying that this file does not exist. Any chance someone could give me some advice on this as I would love to get my gloves working. Thanks, Craig
@pdvibrationtherapyАй бұрын
Likely, you don't have the motor shield library installed. You can download it here: github.com/pdbuzzboard/pdbuzzboard/blob/main/AFMotor%20(arduino1.0).zip You will need to unzip that into a folder called Libraries (you will probably have to create it) in your Arduino directory. It will look something like My Documents/Arduino/Library on a Windows devices. On MacOS, it is probably in /users/YOURID/Documents/Arduino/Libraries. Best of luck
@user-vg4qn7yu4kАй бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy Thank you for your quick reply and advice however I stated in my comment that i successfully uploaded the AFMotorshield library because that message was confirmed in the Arduino note space. It's when I upload the Vibro Therapy Motor Shield 167.ino and try to verify is when I get the compilation error message. Also, when i disconnect my board from my PC and connect my battery, the green lights come on and the yellow light comes on and then slowly dims out before coming on again. Did all the sketckes have the blinking light verification built in to the sketch and why do you think it would be operating like that if there was a compilation error? Thanks, Craig
@user-vg4qn7yu4kАй бұрын
So I successfully uploaded the library into my Arduino Uno as instructed in the PD Buzz Board video but when I upload the Vibro Therapy Motor Shield 167.ino sketch and click on verify/compile, a compilation error pops up every time saying that this file does not exist. Any chance someone could give me some advice on this as I would love to get my gloves working. Thanks, Craig
@pdvibrationtherapyАй бұрын
can you send a screenshot of the error you are seeing to [email protected]?
@sewajermax2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this. I have Parkinson's with tremors and other problems. I've been interested in the vibrating gloves since I saw Stanford's reports on them over a year ago. So far my nuerologist hasn't tried this therapy . I retired from a biotech lab with all the equipment and most of the materials to build this quite easily.I will give this a try. I'll let you know our results. Thanks again!
@GeoffreyFerber2 ай бұрын
How can i purchase.a working pair of gloves?
@GeoffreyFerber2 ай бұрын
How do I go about emailing you and how can I get involved and participating in your chats? Thank you.
@pdvibrationtherapy2 ай бұрын
My email is [email protected]. There is a discussion thread on the GitHub site.
@AndrewBrogan-gf2uf2 ай бұрын
Hi firstly thanks for sharing all your good work . I have a partner who was diagnosed PD around 4years ago and want to make her some gloves . I have a friend that will help how has electronics expertise . I have got the parts list from GitHub but would like the Stanford’s part list if possible , to cross reference the two and see if we can get the design any closer to the Stanford glove . If we can make any advances we’ll gladly pass any information we learn back to you to share with the community.
@pdvibrationtherapy2 ай бұрын
The closest I believe you are going to get to the Stanford parts list will be in the supplementary material which you can find here: file:///C:/Users/TIMCAH~1/AppData/Local/Temp/MicrosoftEdgeDownloads/796bf615-6535-4c1c-a7d2-9ac5428faf06/Data%20Sheet%201.pdf This opens a dialogue on ERM vs LRA vs Actuator technology that gets pretty complicated pretty fast.
@AndrewBrogan-gf2uf2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your fast reply. There’s no promise my friends knowledge can help and I will definitely be making yours if it doesn’t . My partner is very excited to try them. But I thought it might be helpful to run it past my friend first, as any advances will be an advantage to everyone. Peace and love Andy
@AndrewBrogan-gf2uf2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your fast reply. There’s no promise my friends knowledge can help and I will definitely be making yours if it doesn’t . My partner is very excited to try them. But I thought it might be helpful to run it past my friend first, as any advances will be an advantage to everyone. Peace and love Andy
@jeremymorgan95823 ай бұрын
Can you make these for this that are not tech savvy?
@pdvibrationtherapy2 ай бұрын
I am not currently making gloves for others. Any high school on community college with a robotics or electronics program can easily assemble this. We have had a number of non-techies follow the videos and successfully build. Reach out via e-mail if you need any help.
@jeremymorgan958211 күн бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy Which sketch is recommended? The Stanford Code?
@pdvibrationtherapy10 күн бұрын
The Stanford papers have a couple of different patterns. My interpretation of them is instantiated in the code. There are two repeating patterns and a random pattern. The pauses are to the Stanford pattern. From there, the choice of sketch will be determined by the Arduino to choose
@pdvibrationtherapy10 күн бұрын
@@jeremymorgan9582 Have you found someone to build the gloves?
@jeremymorgan958210 күн бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy I made my own.
@trainer99483 ай бұрын
thank you so much! I think in a previous video you mentioned that the power output from the bigger arduino board was noticeably lower (motor vibration strength) have you seen sufficient vibration power from the nano directly wired to the motors?
@pdvibrationtherapy3 ай бұрын
Actually, it is the reverse. The larger (Uno) with the motorshield uses an alternate power supply for the motors (a separate 5v feed). The smaller (Nano) uses the power supply of the Arduino and generates noticeably less vibration. My initial prototypes were with the Nano but using separate power supply for the motors (custom circuitry). I then moved to the Motorshield solution for simplicity. From there, I moved her to the microcontroller setup (one controller per glove). This worked well for her until she broke her foot last year. From that point, I focused on the Motorshield gloves and that is what she is currently using. It gives a stronger vibration (seems important) and coordination between hands (unclear if this is important).
@trainer99483 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy thank you!
@user-vg4qn7yu4k3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all your work in trying to help all of us parkies in fighting back against this awful disease. So, I saved the Arduino link but where can I find the sketch that replicates the Tass Lab to upload into the Arduino Uno Rev 3. Also, in your latest video with you reproducing the newest Buzzboard single controller gloves, I have heard you call your processor an Arduino nano and Uno at different times in the video. Was this just a slip of the tongue? Thanks, Craig
@pdvibrationtherapy3 ай бұрын
The Arduino sketches are located at github/pdbuzzboard/pdbuzzboard . The buzzboard and IP65 controller solution use the Arduino Uno. The microcontroller solution (with separate controllers on the back of the gloves) use the Arduino Nano (a smaller version). However, the Nano version does not vibrate as vigorously as the Uno / Motorshield version.
@trainer99483 ай бұрын
Does anyone have the parts list with maybe part numbers source and quantities?
@pdvibrationtherapy3 ай бұрын
the parts list is available in the readme at github.com/dpbuzzboard/pdbuzzboard
@esusa54674 күн бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy Hi, Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you for your videos and the parts list page link above. Best, Shiffon
@3kingkool4 ай бұрын
I would like to build this but my tremor won't let me.
@user-bs4qc8gp6j4 ай бұрын
Do you have a circuit diagram ?? all the best Tim
@pdvibrationtherapy2 ай бұрын
I don't have a circuit diagram per se. The motorshield diagrams are available online. The wiring is simply positive on the shield to positive on the motor.
@rafaelgarzablanc44794 ай бұрын
I built the board succesfully and had to do some adaptations on how to fix the motors to the finger, using some velcro, after two weeks I started to received comments from friends and family, asking what happened to me because I looked much better, I canot thank you enough, may god bless you and your family, you did a eonderfull job with your video, GRACIAS FROM MEXICO
@hikeabout4 ай бұрын
Dutch Canada thanks for making this video. It was the impetus I needed to also “put my head down and make them”. I’m an older lady, never did anything like this, but using this video and the OP’s videos, it went together fairly quickly. I couldn’t get the Arduino Uno to load the sketch and had to reach out for help but other than that I just needed patience. My husband had his first session today. He has advanced Parkinson’s so I’m not expecting miracles. Just hoping to ease his burden a little.
@dutchcanadacx81333 ай бұрын
Nice work @hikeabout ! I am glad this helped others. Great work on the gloves.
@user-bs4qc8gp6j4 ай бұрын
@user-bs4qc8gp6j 35 seconds ago Hi can you please give me the details of the vibrations ie how long and at what frequeceny and power? and the program for the computer. and what computer did you use? all the best TIM
@timothycahall8024 ай бұрын
The software is written for an Arduino. They call their programs a "Sketch". It's basically a C++ derivative. The original Tass gloves utilize a 100ms pulse at 250hz with a 67 ms pause in between using actuators. This design utilizes ERM motors which have a "spin up" period (unlike actuators). The Motorshield design pulses the motors for 167ms at 3.3 volts. The "pause" is in the spin up period of the motor. The Nano design delivers slightly less power and, thus, a bit less vibration. I am only building the Motorshield version at this point due to the higher vibration level.
@Girlbird1114 ай бұрын
Do you experience dyskinesia after using it for some time?
@pdvibrationtherapy4 ай бұрын
My wife does not experience dyskinesia. She has never had it with pills or gloves. However, in one of Dr Tass’ presentations he referenced some people experiencing dyskinesia when starting the gloves. He recommended reducing treatment time while lowering CD/LD dosage.
@jwoltz5 ай бұрын
Thankyou sir for this simple multimeter demo. I have watched all of your other PD Glove/Arduino container video builds and will begin constructing a pair of gloves (single controller) for my neighbor this weekend; based on your GitHub parts/sw list. Only question I have at this point is over-powering the 3v motors. In another video you had mentioned your experience with 'over-volting' the motors which may have shortened their lifespan or effectiveness. Obviously 5v required for the Arduino Uno V3.. but shouldn't we also be supplying only 3v to the motor shield? Great work and for helping with PD! and thanks for any further guidance you can provide.
@timothycahall8025 ай бұрын
The motorshield is based upon an older, and pretty inefficient, chipset. You will find that putting 5V into the shield gets about 3.3 volts out of the other side. My earliest designs used discrete components (resisters, NPN transistors, etc.). The very first design didn't have the resistors to pull down the voltage from a 5V direct supply (I supplied directly to the motors based upon the Arduino opening the current flow through a NPN transistor). This burnt up the motors. I then put resistors into the mix to pull down the voltage. This worked well but resulted in a complex soldered bread board. I then went to the motorshield design as a mechanism to make the technology available to the largest possible base.
@JamesWoltz-yq2hi5 ай бұрын
@@timothycahall802 Thanks for your very quick response, Tim. You obviously have extensive electronics background and your trial & error results have been extremely helpful to many. I already have the Motor Shield V1 arriving tomorrow so planned to use that for my initial build per your GitHub specs.. or should I consider the newer Mosfet V2?.. have you tested with it yet?
@danielmouteira43585 ай бұрын
Excellent job!!! You inspired me. I will try to build my own globes. I have some doubts with the motors if you can help. You mentioned that Digikey motors work at 15000 rpm but in specifications I’ve read that they do at 12000 rpm and they are built for 3V but if I’m not wrong Arduino works with 5V…. Model VW0625AB001G is correct?
@timothycahall8025 ай бұрын
Vybronics has down rated the motors from 15k to 12 k. Same motors. My wife got results with the Amazon motors (10k) and the Vybronics. I only build with the Vybronics now. While the Arduino Nano gloves got a result for her, they do "walk apart" so that both are not pausing at the same time. Important? Don't know. The Nano does not vibrate the motors as strongly as the motorshield. I am only building the motorshield gloves at this point. The motorshield takes a 5V input, but outputs around 3.3v.
@user-jj3rp6zl8i5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for what you are doing. And the Nano code!
@user-xm4pu1gk1o5 ай бұрын
My husband has assembled the gloves. can I please get simple step bystep software instructions? I have downloaded arduino and am presently looking at screen that says a bunch of gobble dee gook about a set up code and a loop and main code. I have NO tech skills whatsoever! I did get to a libraries but the files I need are not there.
@user-xm4pu1gk1o5 ай бұрын
someone please share about install of software to program the arduino. I am near devoid of tech skills. can I please get simple step by step instructions
@pdvibrationtherapy5 ай бұрын
Here is a link to the Arduino guidance. support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4733418441116-Upload-a-sketch-in-Arduino-IDE Feel free to e-mail directly with any questions.
@user-vg4qn7yu4k3 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy Thank you so much for all your work in trying to help all of us parkies in fighting back against this awful disease. So, I saved the Arduino link but where can I find the sketch that replicates the Tass Lab to upload into the Arduino Uno Rev 3. Also, in your latest video with you reproducing the newest Buzzboard single controller gloves, I have heard you call your processor an Arduino nano and Uno at different times in the video. Was this just a slip of the tongue? Thanks, Craig
@thomasbush56316 ай бұрын
I completed my gloves box in Nov 23. My feedback is there's no way I can wear these gloves two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon -- as recommended. My schedule is about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening 3-5 days a week. Did I notice an improvement in three months.? I did feel as though my brain was adapting. I had to stop for about 3 weeks due to a side effect of cognitive dizziness that raised concern. This maybe a cautionary warning to be careful with DIY treatments. The wintry weather also was a negative factor. My symptoms did deteriorate when I stopped. I suspect the teens temps contributed to it. I started up again (02/17/24). This is not a recommendation to build this devise. I'm simply sharing my experience. I'll report back with an update in 3 months.
@danear22 ай бұрын
Any update?
@thomasbush56316 ай бұрын
I completed my gloves box at the time you released this video in Nov 23. My feedback is there's no way I can wear these gloves two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon -- as recommended. My schedule is about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening 3-5 days a week. Did I notice an improvement in three months.? I did feel as though my brain was adapting. I had to stop for about 3 weeks due to a side effect of cognitive dizziness that raised concern. This maybe a cautionary warning to be careful with DIY treatments. The wintry weather also was a negative factor. My symptoms did deteriorate when I stopped. I suspect the teens temps contributed to it. I started up again (02/17/24). This is not a recommendation to build this devise. I'm simply sharing my experience. I'll report back with an update in 3 months.
@uRealReels3 ай бұрын
maybe the device shifts brain resources from one region to another?
@manasikashyap6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this!! How has your wife responded to the stimulation? She’s very lucky to have you 🙂
@pdvibrationtherapy6 ай бұрын
We are more than a year in and she continues to do very well. We reduced her meds early on and she remains steady.
@manasikashyap6 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy that’s amazing! You helped her fight back a cruel disease. It must be wonderful to see the symptoms retreat!
@toddhatten3546 ай бұрын
First let me say that I appreciate very much you making this video. I have already made one pair of gloves for my father and have been wanting to make a second pair with improvements. Your video was exactly what I needed. I have run into one problem. I cannot find the adapters that connects the vibrating motors to the power cable. Could you please help me out on where to find them. I believe in your video you said you found them on TEMU. I searched TEMU but could not find them. Where did you find them and what are they called?
@pdvibrationtherapy6 ай бұрын
are you asking about the RJ-45 breakouts that go on the back of the hand? www.amazon.com/dp/B07WKKVZRF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
@toddhatten3546 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy that's it! Thank you!
@dougcrespo1334 ай бұрын
@@toddhatten354 I'm considering making the glove myself, but I'm not sure I'm technical enough to make it. For a donation, is assisting in making a glove for me possible?
@dutchcanadacx81336 ай бұрын
This is me! Buzz and I connected to get this video up for others. So far no motor burn outs but a couple cables popped out of the Arduino Nano in the white box. For some reason the M2 (Motor 2) isn't sending a signal currently. Suspect might the that I hit the black 'reset' button on the Nano. Will try to re-upload the IDE algorithm tomorrow and see if this fixes the M2 signal. My childhood friend tackled the gloves first using Buzz's Gen 2-ish design so I could ask him a lot of questions. Build is the combination of Buzz's videos, my friend tackling the project first and me putting my head down!
@dutchcanadacx81336 ай бұрын
The net-new contribution I have here is at 38:50 where I outline what I did with the Cat6 wiring as my Cat6 wires were not the same colour Pattern as Buzz has - but I have likely shown you how to work through this regardless of the ultimate colours underneath the Cat6 cable sheath!
@awesomecubed2 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this, curious if your mother has seen any relief/change in symptoms?
@teddieryan22886 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.
@user-sp4hl7st1l6 ай бұрын
I noticed that in this video the gloves are different from those purchased at Dicks Sporting Goods shown in an earlier video. Have you found one type to be better than another. The first shown (Dicks) look more flexible at the finger tips which should be nice for multi-tasking (using the hands while "buzzing." But they are likely not as good at keeping the motor in one place. What is your take. Thanks for your work, I am about ready to build my first set of gloves. Another question. Does the motor shield type controller reduce the 5 v from the batter to the 3 v expected, or do I need to go measure that? Thanks
@nickfiore7447 ай бұрын
can any one help me, i am new to arduino- i upload the sketch but keep getting error C:\\Downloads\VibroTherapyMotorShield\VibroTherapyMotorShield.ino:7:10: fatal error: AFMotor.h: No such file or directory #include <AFMotor.h> ^~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. exit status 1 Compilation error: AFMotor.h: No such file or directory
@pdvibrationtherapy7 ай бұрын
You are missing the motor shield library. It is available on the GitHub here: github.com/pdbuzzboard/pdbuzzboard/blob/main/AFMotor%20(arduino1.0).zip You will need to download it and extract its contents into a Libraries directory under your Arduino directory. On Windows it will look like c:\Users\YOUR USER ID\Documents\Arduino\Libraries (if you ran the standard install). On MacOS it will be similar. Once you have the AF Motor library in place, you should compile without issue.
@nickfiore7447 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Your hard work is helping so many people I am deeply grateful
@user-cg8st2xy2s7 ай бұрын
In this video, you refer to the paper, I think written by Dr. Tass at Stanford, that contains the description of the temporal pattern of the vibratory pulses that are sent to the finger motors. I'd like to obtain a copy of that paper. Could you provide the citation for that paper and/or its source? In advance, thank you again for this excellent tutorial, truly outstanding.
@pdvibrationtherapy7 ай бұрын
There is a wealth of documentation at med.stanford.edu/tass-lab/publications.html . I recommend starting with www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8055937/pdf/fphys-12-624317.pdf
@bingliu-zm6jo7 ай бұрын
I would like to know how many people have got the gloves really working. If the gloves really worked for some people like the DBS does, that is, the tremor stopped after the glove is turned on, it can support my explanations on how the tremors are generated. Current theory believes the neurons in the brain that create dopamine for nerve communication abnormally creating unwanted electronic signals and causing movements like tremors, rigidity, or difficulty initiating movement. However, I do not believe this theory explains how a DBS works. At least it does not tell why adding the none-neuron-generated DBS signals to the nerve system can stop a PD patient’s tremor. The real nerve control signals generated by neuros should be much more complex and meaningful than the simple electronic signals generated by the electronic devices. I am a PD patient and also the founder of ICmasters Inc. ICmasters provides integrated circuit analysis services for the world top-20 semiconductor companies. As an electronic expert, I see the tremor more likes an undesirable parasitic oscillation in the nerve system of motor sensing and controlling. When the neurons cannot generate enough dopamine, the nerve system tries to automatically adjust the system operations by increasing its loop gain to output stronger control signals and that forms positive feedback and causes the unwanted oscillations. A similar example is the Tinnitus (ringing in ears). Some ear ringing is generated by oscillations in the patient’s related nerve systems caused by increased gain if the patient has Tinnitus only in quite places. Considering the nerve signal transmitting speed, the tremor likes a low frequency oscillation, and a muscle contraction likes a high frequency oscillation, or a positive over-flow DC feedback. According to information system stability theory, in the case of no modifications on our nerve systems, it is possible to stop the parasitic oscillations by adding proper electronic signals to anywhere in the systems because of it decreases the nerve system’s loop gain. This consumption explains how DBS works. If this is true, we can stop tremors and probably muscle contractions by adding electronic signals to the hands, arms and anywhere on the bodies, rather than only do deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. This explains how the gloves work. I can be reached by email [email protected]. I hope we can work together to reduce the Parkinson symptoms.
@jimt69997 ай бұрын
Hello, I've just ordered components on the list. I need a buy listing for a power supply for the buzzboard . it's not on the list. If I can build this board properly, I'm still going to need help on programming. (The last computer course I took involved a unit as big as a dorm room in 1970 university days with hundreds of floppy discs floating around the room. ) It's simultaneous vibrations of the hand's finger sequences, I believe, are important to the function of the board. So any added instructions for people like me would be great.
@pdvibrationtherapy7 ай бұрын
I have been using these of late. Any 5 volt 2 Amp battery pack will do. These are the standard cell phone chargers. www.amazon.com/dp/B09QCXR8D4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
@coachfrankm7 ай бұрын
Just put the glove together and it works great ! The updates are good improvements to the gloves. Thanks for all of the info.
@claraduranreedcacoastalhom62587 ай бұрын
My family member has Parkinson’s. I moved him into our home. Is there a way I can buy a set for him?
@user-dp5ln1yv4q7 ай бұрын
does anyone know if it is better for re-setting the brain to have both hands vibate in unison?
@uRealReels3 ай бұрын
isnt that the design?
@jimt69998 ай бұрын
Has anyone tried the vibration T(X) who already have a DBS in place? Thanks so much!
@mattszostak5 ай бұрын
@jimt6999 - I'd like to know this as well! I haven't heard of patients with conventional DBS partaking of this treatment. My wife has DBS, and I was hoping to somehow integrate this coordinated reset (CR) concept with her treatment. But from the videos I've seen featuring Dr. Tass talking about his research, I get the impression that these treatments would be conflict with each other. His intention is to stimulate the brain in a way that's different from the steady stimulation that conventional DBS provides (in fact he demonstrated the effectiveness of his CR research on patients who had brain electrodes, energizing them using an external, custom-programmed stimulator). So it is strictly my assumption that current conventional DBS patients perhaps should not add this therapy on top of the DBS. I tried to get some clarification about this from Dr. Tass's team at Stanford: I did connect with a real person there, but she wouldn't answer my specific question, citing plans for further research in the near future. What would be nice is if there was a way to have current DBS stimulators able to be programmed to provide these CR stimulation patterns in addition to the constant, steady stimulation utilized in conventional DBS. My wife will be having her stimulator replaced in the next few months (her battery is getting low!); I doubt that the manufacturer (Medtronics) would have something that could be programmed to deliver either/or...
@RaomiGutierrez8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information, it´s very interesaant, I´m working on a project for profoundly deaf person, do you think can I use your technology for that project?
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
You are, of course, free to use the technology. I haven't heard of anyone using it for the deaf. However, the Tass Laboratories have had success with similar technology (they used the Coordinated Reset patterns with sound) for people with Tinnitus.
@adityagunner8 ай бұрын
Hello, Thank you very much for the detailed instructions and parts list. I was able to successfully procure all parts and build one with the 12000 rpm motors on Amazon. However, I am encountering an issue with the vibration strengths between the different motors. Every time I turn the setup on and off, different motors are at full strength vibration (say 4-6 of the 8) and the remaining ones vibrate at a milder strength. This is not a connection problem, as all motors are at full strength at some time or the other (when turned on and off, different ones are at full strength), but never all together at once. I have tried switching power sources, including directly through wall outlets, but the issue persists. So, I don't believe it is the connections or the power. Has anyone else faced this issue? Suggestions to troubleshoot are most welcome. The Arduino I purchased is genuine version.
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
For troubleshooting, I suggest you get a Multimeter if you don't have one. You can get one at any hardware store, Walmart, Amazon, etc. You don't need an expensive one for this work. For ERM motors voltage=speed=vibration (roughly). Check the voltage being output on each channel by putting the test probes on the terminal screws on top of the blue connector blocks on the motorshield. Red to positive and black to negative. If you get a negative reading or your meter beeps, swap them. The results will bounce around a bit as the meter is sampling at one rate and the Arduino is turning the "finger" on and off. However, all of the readings should be roughly the same. If they are not, the problem is in the motorshield or, much less likely, the Arduino. Swapping the motorshield is a good next step. If the readings are roughly the same, try moving the problem motors to a different port on the motorshield and see if the problem moves or stays (you can do this step first without a meter). If it moves, the motors are bad. If it stays and "good" motors become "bad" motors, it's a shield problem. Let me know how it goes.
@adityagunner6 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy Apologies for the much delayed response. I had to wait a while to get spares and try this out. Long story short, the problem was actually the Arduino! After trying out different motor shields, wires, motors, etc., I just swapped out with a new Arduino and the buzzboard finally worked. It has been 3 weeks since the PD person started using it - but we do not yet see a response. I will wait a little longer before trying to customize the pulse lengths. If anyone has any other suggestions, I am all ears. Thanks again for all that you do and have done - this is an incredible resource!
@homebizDOTcom8 ай бұрын
Thanks . Got that flashing yellow LED right after uploading the sketch. Will do the wiring of the flat button motors soon. Doing this for my father.
@tomhuffinton51938 ай бұрын
I built the archery glove version with the Arduino Uno w/ motor driver. I have just completed the first of this finger cot with Nano. The vibrations are much weaker now, is this just because of the nano and no motor driver?
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
Correct. The Nano power supply doesn't deliver the same power as the motorshield, thus the reduced vibration intensity.
@thomaslo64418 ай бұрын
Can we program the PWM output port bits to mimic the motor shield board so that the performance won't be compromised by this Nano board with much desired footprint?
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
Based upon requests, I have added two additional Sketches to GitHub. The VibroTherapyMotorShield_167_75.ino Sketch uses the 167 millisecond timing, but vibrates the motors at 75% of the strength of the standard 167. The VibroTherapyMotorShield_167_90.ino vibrates the motors at 90% of the standard _167 strength.
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
I was told folks get gait issues from it
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
first I have heard of that. I have heard of folks getting varying results both in time and intensity of response, but I haven't heard of anyone getting additional gait issues.
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
Reason to take time off I thought was to keep from habituating the brain so impact doesn’t wear off. Someone Was telling me some folks get gait issues on 100. Is it the same vib just weaker . I’m afraid to confuse my brain going back and forth. - I tried 100 for 1/2 hour yesterday and felt zen and tremor left for hours after. Do we think we can chat on phone. I’m 70 year old so worried about over stim and have stuff to write I can’t put on line that’s important. Do u have email that’s not public I’ll send u my number?
Her tremors still better? I got overstimulation bad tremors so had to back off time on gloves . Did she ever take time off like month? Thanks so much ps as that’s a lot use from Jan - now
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
tremor is pretty much gone. If she has a stressful day, she may have a small tremor in her left foot return. Have you tried dropping back to the 100 sketch and/or lowering time? She has not taken any time off. I know Tass did that in his tests, but, I assume, that was part of the "lab rat" testing to see what happened. My refrain throughout this has been "my wife isn't a science experiment"
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy I’m going to try both suggestions do u know of people successful on. 100?
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
There have been folks that reported success on 100. Do you want a version of 167 with a reduced vibration level?@@ellenquintero6
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
Thinking about that as I think would b less strong right. ?
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
Do u use program 100 or 167 please- how is she doing? Thank u so very much
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
We use 167. When we started with the board/gloves in January of last year, she scored as stage 4. At our last neurologist visit, he told her "sitting there, you don't look like a person with Parkinson's".
@ellenquintero68 ай бұрын
@@pdvibrationtherapy can I ask how often and for how long she used stim ? Still buzzboard ? Thank you so much
@pdvibrationtherapy8 ай бұрын
she currently tries to get in 1-2 hours per day in a single session. We started with the board, moved to the microcontoller gloves and, after she broke her foot, moved to the motorshield gloves. She is, primarily, on the motorshield gloves. She is able to skip days (like yesterday when she had a busy work day and a Christmas party in the evening) but we try not to skip as keeping her brain desynchronized is part of a larger plan that we are working to slow disease progression. Likely, she could move to the couple times per week "maintenance dose" that others on the Tass gloves are following.@@ellenquintero6
@alfred6728 ай бұрын
For some reason I can't get Motors 3 and 4 to work . Is it possible I have a bad board ?? Or not enough power? Any insight would be great
@alfred6728 ай бұрын
I figured it out had my wires backwards
@awesomecubed2 ай бұрын
Weirdly I am having the same issue where only 2 of the 4 work simultaneously. Its not a wiring thing, but curious if you had any updates?