Wireless ECG
Monitoring cardiac signals with ZigBee
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Extra info / Update
Features
* ECG resolution 10 bits
* ZigBee wireless data transmission
* Range 100 m (300 ft) (outdoors)
* Based on XBee modules
* No programming necessary
* Serial computer interface
* Identical PCBs for acquisition and receiver boards
Updates & Corrections
January 6, 2011
- R12 should have a value of 3.3k (not 33k), the indicated gain of 142 is correct.
- In Figures 1 and 2, the gain of IC4 shoud be shown as 15, not 7.
Components
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Component list
Acquisition board
Resistors (SMD 0805)
R1,R19,R20 = 10kOhm
R2,R11,R14 = 1MOhm
R3 = 470kOhm
R4 = 240Ohm
R5,R9 = 27kOhm
R6,R7,R13,R16 = 33kOhm
R8 = 360Ohm
R10 = 8.2kOhm
R12 = 3.3kOhm (correction w.r.t. orignal publication)
R15,R17,R18 = 47kOhm
Capacitors (SMD 0805, ceramic, except C1,C7)
C1,C7 = 47µF 10V, SMD, Kemet B45196E2476K409
C2,C4,C8,C9,C11,C12 = 100nF
C3,C6,C13 = 10nF
C5 = 3,3nF
C10 = 1µF
Semiconductors
D1 = 1N4148 SMD Minimelf
D2,D3,D4 = dubbeldiode BAV99 (SOT23)
IC1,IC3,IC5 = OPA237NA/250 (SOT23-5)
IC2 = MAX6120EUR+T (SOT-23)
IC4 = AD623ARZ (SOIC-8)
IC6 = LM317LM (SOIC-8)
Diversen:
K1,K2 = 2-pin pinheader, lead pitch 0.1 in. (2.54mm)
K3 = 5-pin pinheader, lead pitch 0.1 in. (2.54mm)
S1 = pushbutton, make contact, PCB mount, 6mm, e.g Multicomp type MC32830
XB1 = XBee module, ZB ZigBee with chip antenna, Digi type XB24-Z7CIT-004
A = no wire link
Receiver only
XBee-module, Digi type XB24-Z7CIT-004
USB-to-TTL cable, 3.3V version, Elektor # 080213-72
R19,R20 = 10kOhm
K4 = 6-pin pinheader, lead pitch 0.1 in.(2.54mm)
S1 = pushbutton, make contact, PCB mount, 6mm
A = wire link
PCB # 080805-1
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