Abstract
Nowadays, the majority of the monitoring devices used in clinical settings is limited to specific applications and powered by highly specialized microcontrollers and pre-programmed DSP systems. Moreover, these kind of devices are usually connected to a high capacity battery to operate in case of power blackout. Nevertheless, considering that all the measured bio-signals depends from an amperometric or potentiometric transducer, it should be viable to integrate them on a single device with multiple probes, reprogrammable sensor-fusion capabilities and on-board signal processing. Within this context, in this paper, we present a design concept for such a device. Exploiting FPGA reconfigurability, various analog front-ends can be connected to the device and configured to return the measured signal or the output of the desired signal processing to the user. Multiple case studies with different sensors and end-user applications are described. The high degree of parallelism and the reduced frequency of the embedded FPGA coprocessor make it suitable for all the applications that are subject to medium/low power and cost constraints such as portable Point-of-Care devices or emergency medical centers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2017 Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE 2017 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 1420-1425 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-9815370-8-6 |
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Publication status | Published - 15 May 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 20th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference an Exhibition (DATE 2017) - Swisstech, Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 27 Mar 2017 → 31 Mar 2017 Conference number: 20 https://www.date-conference.com/date17/ |
Conference
Conference | 20th Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference an Exhibition (DATE 2017) |
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Abbreviated title | DATE 2017 |
Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | Lausanne |
Period | 27/03/17 → 31/03/17 |
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