Month: January 2024

I have been testing OpenSeizureDetector on the low cost PineTime watch and at least one user has been trying out the BangleJS2 watch.

I have made a comparison of the current state of PineTime and BangleJS2 support compared to Garmin in a table in a Github Discussion here.

The PineTime is looking the most promising at the moment – working well for both accelerometer and heart rate data, and it seems to have good bluetooth connection reliability.

My intention is to release an updated version of the OpenSeizureDetector Android App for beta testing in the next couple of weeks, which will add support for these devices. I’ll be keen to know from beta testers whether the changes have affected their normal use of the Garmin devices (there should be no change). I’ll also be looking for some people to try out the PineTime device and provide feedback on their experiences using it.

If you would like any more information (or to try it out before official release) please get in touch (graham@openseizuredetector.org.uk)

Graham

One of my main objectives for this project has been to make seizure detector systems available at low cost so people on low incomes can afford it if they want it. So it has been a bit disappointing that we have been tied to Garmin watches for so long (Since Fitbit bought and discontinued Pebble watches).

The Garmin watches are very good, but they are expensive, and we are tied to using their software and as we have seen recently they break it sometimes with software updates.

So over Christmas I have been concentrating on getting OpenSeizureDetector to work on lower cost devices – I did a post in December about BangleJS, which costs around £77, so about half the cost of a compatible Garmin watch.

Since then I have been working on PineTime, which costs about £35 delivered to the UK. I have been using the Open Source InfiniTime firmware and developing it to supply the data needed by OpenSeizureDetector. It now seems to be working, but needs some more testing to see if there is any unusual behaviour to be sorted, but it is looking very promising to be a seizure detector for those who can not afford an Embrace or other commercial system.

Please contact graham@openseizuredetector.org.uk with any questions.