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Project Bionic Yourself (B10N1C) is a small implant for your arm that makes you a bionic-superhero.

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Project Bionic Yourself (B10N1C) is a small implant for your arm that makes you a bionic-superhero. The idea comes from utilizing technology to give you a super ability such as wireless control devices by moving a single finger, sense electromagnetic fields, and even scan RFID keys while all being stored inside your body. While these are a few examples, the possibilities range much further. It's also a user-integrated hacker tool that has the opportunity to change life as we know it.

The goal of the B10N1C is to explore the application of a small, safe, robust implant that communicates with the outside world through technology and the various user interfaces found in one’s day to day life.

The proposed project hinges on the idea of becoming bionically similar to Robocop. Using my knowledge of implantable materials (silicone, polyurethane, etc), I hope to upgrade my body to communicate with the tech-friendly culture that we live in today.

By having the system permanently embedded in your body, you have a different type of controlled environment which cannot be interfered with by the various day to day lives of people.

The electronic components within the system are small but require a 3D model to assist in keeping the system as small as possible. A draft of the 3D design can be see below.

Electronic Components

INA333 + AD8692ARMZ + OPA364
Op-amps for Electromyography (EMG) muscle bioelectrical activity circuit (page 32,41). or sense electromagnetic fields.

MMA8451
14bit accelerometer has a built-in low and high-pass filter. Shake, Single, Double and Directional Tap Detection. Freefall and Motion Detection.

8 X 0603 bright white SMD leds
LED bar graph, allows menu for cyber tools and data visualization through skin.

SPU0410HR5H-PB
MEMS microphone for sound visualizer on LED bar graph (VU meters).

PN523
RFID & NFC reader/writer to allow arm-over access to data from other RFID/NFC applications.

24LC1025
Memory, stores RFID tags, data from the temperature & accelerometer.

HTU21D
High Precision Temperature Sensor, realtime monitor of your body's temperature.

ATMEGA328P
Atmel picoPower 8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller.

BlueGiga BLE113 with Cable Replacement firmware
Uploading Arduino code over the air (Bluetooth to serial converter).

NRF8001
Single-chip Bluetooth® low energy Connectivity IC.

301218HS20C
20mAh Super Safe Fullriver Lipo Battery.

BQ51013B
Coil charger for wireless charging capability.

LTC4065
LiPo Battery Charger.

MCP1700
Linear Voltage Regulator. 1.6 µA Quiescent Current.

DRV5013
Digital-Latch Hall Effect Sensor. For enabling/disabling Bluetooth To Serial converter.


LED bar graph


RX/TX/Status LED


Safety and Materials

  • Bionic Yourself (B10N1C) shell/enclosure will be made from a medical grade silicone
  • 316L Stainless Steel EMG Terminals will be utilized by piercing Barbels MAKE-UB312-micro.
  • Special super safe Lipo battery Fullriver (301218HS20C)
  • Humidity sensor (HTU21D) for safety, if humidity level rises inside enclosure, that means it is time to remove the device.


Reference

  • EMG circuit from BITalino project (page 32,41)
  • Adafruit Arduino libraries and reference schematic for MMA8451, HTU21D, NRF8001.


Project Schedule

  • Mechanical design, large electronic component arrangement [ DONE ]
  • Breadboarding and making final decision on components [ DONE ]
  • Design schematic and PCB in Eagle [ IN PROCESS ]
  • Assemble and test without implanting
  • Implant in arm at a licensed body modification studio


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  • 1 × INA333 Amplifier and Linear ICs / Instrumentation Amplifiers
  • 1 × AD8692ARMZ Amplifier and Linear ICs / Operational Amplifiers
  • 1 × MMA8451 14-bit/8-bit LowPower Digital Accelerometer
  • 8 × Bright white SMD leds (0603 package)
  • 1 × SPU0410HR5H-PB MEMS Microphone

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L.E. Z wrote 09/26/2014 at 16:45 • point
Simply brilliant. One of the best projects I have seen yet. I would volunteer myself for testing if needed.

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txyz.info wrote 10/06/2014 at 01:02 • point
Thank you!

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Janet wrote 09/26/2014 at 15:59 • point
I would love to be a tester for this project - It's my dream to become a cyborg, haha.

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Mark S wrote 09/26/2014 at 15:18 • point
I am most def interested in becoming a tester, if you're looking for anyone.

I know a pro who does magnet and RFID implants at his pierce shop, so getting it installed will be no problem.

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Bastian wrote 09/26/2014 at 01:44 • point
Very very cool. Just curious if the ability for multiple units to communicate with each other has built into the hardware for future proofing. If so what are the limitations how would this be achieved?

Also have you looked into the effects of strong magnetic/rf fields on the device?
(not just MRI)

-Power from RF antennas esp. HF but everything from eg VLF LF MF HF ect.
-Potlines
-Generators

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txyz.info wrote 10/06/2014 at 01:07 • point
Yes, if you have multiple implants they can communicate with each other through Bluetooth.

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Ladvien wrote 09/26/2014 at 01:03 • point
Question, are you planning on updating the Arduino sketch via the HM-11? I'm just curious, because I was doing similar work a few months ago. I was in the middle of editing the Arduino IDE to add automatic reset using the HM-11, when I got distracted with other projects. But I'm curious if there are any roadblocks you've run into I might be able to help with? Or if you could share more details about your intent, specifically with the HM-11? Or if you've solved all my problems with a remote upload and you can tell me your secret? :) 



I can't see the underside of your protoboard, but I don't see resistors on your reset line? Just be warned, only two pins on the HM-10/11 (really, the CC254X) are rated for 20mA, the reset and the CONN pins. The rest only support 4mA. 330 is good for reset and 470 for LEDs.



Anyway, if I can help in anyway, let me know. Always excited to see cool projects using the HM-10/11. 

Here are few of my articles that might be relevant:

http://letsmakerobots.com/content/bluetooth-40-arduino 
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/40237 
http://letsmakerobots.com/content/connect-arduino-your-iphone 
http://letsmakerobots.com/content/valdez-mutant-v04-smd-lpc1114-board

Regarding the TPS61200, have you considered the Murata line of DC-DCs? 



http://search.murata.co.jp/Ceramy/image/img/A14X/2HL_E.pdf 



I use this little guy (for real, he's itty-bitty).



http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/LXDC2HL33A-055/490-5795-1-ND/2783652



Give the cost of the inductor on the TPS, the Murata comes out cheaper. And it requires less PCB real-estate, given few supporting passives. 

If you get a chance, my Skype is: thomas_ladvien

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txyz.info wrote 10/06/2014 at 01:21 • point
I've read all of your posts on letsmakerobots.com about hm-10/11. It’s one of the first sites to pop up when you do a google search about hm-11 and arduino.
I’m stuck on editing the Arduino IDE to add automatic reset, I found another solution for wireless resetting. Please check my update “NEW Solution for Arduino Wireless Reset”
LXDC2HL33A is awesome component! thanks.

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Taylor Cox wrote 09/25/2014 at 21:19 • point
I'd be down to be one of your beta testers for sure. How awesome would it be to just walk up to your house door and open it with and RFID chip implanted? Plus all the other features.

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Craig Burden wrote 09/25/2014 at 19:48 • point
Very cool, I would love to have one! My only concern is pain/discomfort etc. I am a rock climber and my forearm muscles take a serious beating. Is there any possibility of it producing some pain?

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Ben Pottinger wrote 02/21/2015 at 11:01 • point

Those tendons are under severe stress when "crimping" on a climb.  I wouldn't put a device like this anywhere near them.  Just having the area around them inflamed can cause severe discomfort.  If your set on trying a device like this I'd strongly recommend finding a different spot for it.  If you've ever had carpal tunnel it gives you a good idea of how easily those things get irritated.

Having a altimeter built into it could be cool for climbing though ;)

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Chace Butterworth wrote 09/25/2014 at 18:12 • point
If you need a test dummy hit me up. I would be more than willing to have one of these in me.

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Stryker295 wrote 09/22/2014 at 12:14 • point
I am actually gotta say.

I see a lot of really tacky, over-the-top implant/mod/etc ideas out there, and the strip of LEDs is literally the best idea I've ever seen on an implant. Congratulations on that one! Only suggestion on that regard is perhaps moving the coloured LEDs to a different section of the board, perhaps the other side?I haven't done any tests of what it's like to have SMD LEDs like those through skin, but I dunno. Just a thought! Again, super brilliant idea overall, looks really fantastic.

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Scott wrote 09/23/2014 at 05:06 • point
Can view the Circadia, which has implanted SMD leds if you are curious about how it looks.

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Bruce Thomson wrote 09/21/2014 at 23:54 • point
(a) I LOVE watching this devlop, and may buy one to implant in myself.
(b) The feature most significant is the nerve-to-device interface that presumably can enable the user - after a few weeks of brain-muscle training - to relay as many as possible channels to external equipment (anything from a mobile phone to a door lock or waterside crane).
(c) The technical description is beautifully typed up, but to get LOTS OF BUYERS you need to stop development for a day, and invest your time in doing a 2-minute, concise YouTube video that VISIBLY SIMULATES a host of universally attractive real-life potential uses. I'll help you (free) to edit your bunch of raw clips into a nice video if you want me to. 'Happy to confer by teleconference if you like. Bruce Thomson in New Zealand.

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Scott wrote 09/22/2014 at 00:41 • point
The device is in technical phases.
Until there is a working, final prototype, I'd hold off on doing consumer marketing.

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Scott wrote 09/21/2014 at 19:11 • point
Look forward to purchasing one.

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Chrunchstick wrote 09/10/2014 at 19:34 • point
This just might be the most awesome project on hackaday.io. If you ever start selling/croudfunding these, please let me know. Also if you need a guinea pig in N/W europe.. This is the next step in human-tech future!

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hacktheplanet101 wrote 09/07/2014 at 00:31 • point
i love the new design .. definitely more palatable as an implant

Keep up the good work ^^

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J Groff wrote 09/02/2014 at 15:49 • point
I always wondered about using Kirlean photography to map galvanic skin potentials then having conductive ink tattooed on those spots to make an energy harvesting power source from the difference in skin potential over several areas. Microamps yes but they are always available for charging.

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S0lll0s wrote 08/25/2014 at 18:41 • point
Why would you want to BLE 4.0 devices in this project?
> Bluetooth to serial converter | HM11 | uploading Arduino code over the air
A HM11 won't be enough to flash the arduino, as the DST pin needs to be pulsed to trigger a Reset before the arduino can accept the new code. Of course you could have a software solution (arduino self-rebooting) but as soon as one code upload goes wrong your device is bricked.

It would be better to have an RFDuino do the uploading _and_ the Serial communication. The RFDuino is smart enough to trigger the main controller reboot and watch the code upload go right, as well as protect it (Bluetooth has it's own security system! No hall sensor locking needed). The RFDuino code should be easy to get stable enough not to faint in a long, long time :)

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txyz.info wrote 09/09/2014 at 14:59 • point
RFDuino doesn’t support uploading code over the air; you may be right that the HM11 may not be enough to flash the arduino but I am currently working on developing a series of tests to determine a solution to this issue.

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S0lll0s wrote 08/25/2014 at 18:41 • point
Why would you want to BLE 4.0 devices in this project?
> Bluetooth to serial converter | HM11 | uploading Arduino code over the air
A HM11 won't be enough to flash the arduino, as the DST pin needs to be pulsed to trigger a Reset before the arduino can accept the new code. Of course you could have a software solution (arduino self-rebooting) but as soon as one code upload goes wrong your device is bricked.

It would be better to have an RFDuino do the uploading _and_ the Serial communication. The RFDuino is smart enough to trigger the main controller reboot and watch the code upload go right, as well as protect it (Bluetooth has it's own security system! No hall sensor locking needed). The RFDuino code should be easy to get stable enough not to faint in a long, long time :)

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S0lll0s wrote 08/25/2014 at 18:41 • point
Why would you want to BLE 4.0 devices in this project?
> Bluetooth to serial converter | HM11 | uploading Arduino code over the air
A HM11 won't be enough to flash the arduino, as the DST pin needs to be pulsed to trigger a Reset before the arduino can accept the new code. Of course you could have a software solution (arduino self-rebooting) but as soon as one code upload goes wrong your device is bricked.

It would be better to have an RFDuino do the uploading _and_ the Serial communication. The RFDuino is smart enough to trigger the main controller reboot and watch the code upload go right, as well as protect it (Bluetooth has it's own security system! No hall sensor locking needed). The RFDuino code should be easy to get stable enough not to faint in a long, long time :)

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John Citizen wrote 08/25/2014 at 16:27 • point
Please get in touch, I would like to assist your efforts.

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RK wrote 08/25/2014 at 08:18 • point
"I have a hardware protection in the form of a latching hall effect sensor (DRV5013-- on the picture between the red and green LED) for enabling/disabling sketch uploading functionality. Code uploading can be enabled/disabled by placing the magnet close to the implant."

Do you suppose a small rare earth magnet (as some people already have implanted in a finger) would be sufficient to trigger this?

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txyz.info wrote 09/09/2014 at 14:59 • point
Yes, of course. It should be enough to trigger the sensor; I have tested it out and it worked fine.

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Bruce Thomson wrote 08/24/2014 at 04:23 • point
Does the accelerometer sense a 3D aspect of the device (rather than just a point location of it) to enable you to twist or tilt the device to control an external device? Bruce Thomson in New Zealand.

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txyz.info wrote 09/09/2014 at 15:00 • point
Yes, the accelerometer can detect any sort of twisting or tilting of the overall device.

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