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A blood pressure meter, or sphygmomanometer, is a device that is used to measure blood pressure. The meter is used with an inflatable cuff for restricting blood flow and a pump to inflate the cuff. Digital blood pressure meters typically measure both systolic and diastolic pressures by an oscillometric detection method, using a piezoelectric pressure sensor.

A digital blood pressure meter allows easy monitoring of blood pressure at home, in a doctor’s office or in a hospital. Today’s blood pressure meters must meet the demands of measuring, storing and transmitting blood pressure, pulse and other medical data. To meet these demands, we offer a broad portfolio of hardware, software and development tools to build your product as well as demonstration design files to speed up your design’s time to market.

Blood Pressure Meter Demo Design Files


Check out the design files for a low-cost, low-power, fully-integrated blood pressure meter demo.

PIC24F “GC” Based Blood Pressure Meter Demonstration

The PIC24FJ128GC010 powers a blood pressure meter demonstration that utilizes the integrated Intelligent Analog.

System Diagram


We Have What Blood Pressure Meter Designers Need


  • Our cost-efficient, highly-integrated PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) can lower the BOM cost of digital blood pressure meter designs; high-end integration features include analog, USB, LCD control, touch input sensing, motor control and Core Independent Peripherals
  • Analog components, such as low-offset/low-noise op amps, can be used for amplification and conditioning of the pressure sensor output
  • Pre-certified Bluetooth®, Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi® modules allow for fast integration with existing wireless networks

Products


Microcontrollers


Examples – Microcontrollers with:
Integrated op amps, ADCs, LCD, touch channels, Core Independent Peripherals and eXtreme Low Power (XLP)/picoPower® technology

Signal Conditioning and Power Management


Examples – Op amps, instrumentation amplifiers, battery management, switching regulators and Low-Dropout (LDO) regulators

Wireless


Examples – Bluetooth®, Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi®

Other Products


Examples – Memory, USB, Ethernet, data and video transceivers

Application Notes


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AN1525 - Pulse Oximeter Design Using Microchip's Analog Devices and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) Download
AN1494 - Using MCP6491 Op Amps for Photodetection Applications Download
AN1260 - Li-Ion/Li-Poly Battery Charge and System Load Sharing Management Design Guide With MCP73871 Download
AN1416 - Low-Power Design Guide Download
TB1098 - Low-Power Techniques for LCD Applications Download
ATULPC-DEMO User Guide Download
AN990 - Analog Sensor Conditioning Circuits - An Overview Download

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Blood Pressure Meter Design Solutions