Electrocardiogram (ECG) heart data is a more complex measurement than a simple heart rate measurement expressed in beats per minute (BPM). ECG measurement and analysis are becoming popular functions for fitness applications, but they are also essential parts of many medical device designs. As medical remote patient monitoring becomes more important, the need for wearable ECG capability has become critical. Our Connected, Wearable ECG Demonstration Board can be used in the design of advanced fitness tracking devices and can also be designed into medical wearable remote patient monitoring and diagnostic systems.
This demo features the SAM L22 high-performance, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ based microcontroller (MCU) with ultra-low-power technology, the BTLC1000 Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) 4.1 module, the ATECC508A CryptoAuthentication™ IC and the NeuroSky® CardioChip™ ECG Biosensor.
The ECG demo measures complex heart rate and computes other heart related data. Patient movement is also tracked via an on-board accelerometer. The BTLC1000 BLE module on this board allows the demo to communicate with tablets, smartphones or PCs for IoT capability.
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This reference demo helps you develop a portable/wearable, connected ECG board design with Bluetooth Low Energy capability for medical and fitness IoT applications.*
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Connected Wearable Electrocardiogram (ECG)
As medical remote patient monitoring becomes more important, the need for wearable ECG capability has become critical. Microchip’s Connected, Wearable ECG Demonstration Board can be used in the design of advanced fitness tracking devices and can also be designed into medical wearable remote patient monitoring and diagnostic systems.
System Diagram
Demonstration Highlights
Product Features
SAM L22 MCU Features
- Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU running up to 32 MHz
- Up to 256 KB embedded Flash and 32 KB SRAM
- Low power consumption at < 39 µA/MHz
- Segment LCD (SLCD) controller with up to 320 segments
- Digital Memory Access (DMA), Sleepwalking and Event system
- Up to six flexible serial communication modules (SERCOMs)
- Up to five timers/counters
- Full-Speed USB device
- 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) (SAM L22N: 20 channels; SAM L22J: 16 channels; SAM L22G: 10 channels)
- Two analog comparators and programmable logic block
- Peripheal Touch Controller (PTC) hardware touch support
- Tamper detection
- QFP, QFN and WLCSP package options (SAM L22N: 100 pins; SAM L22J: 64 pins; SAM L22: 48 pins)
RN4871 Bluetooth Low Energy Module Features
- Bluetooth 5 certified
- Easy-to-use ASCII command interface for communication with the host microcontroller
- Module certified for use in USA, Canada, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China
- Mobile application supported in Microchip Bluetooth Data (MBD)
- Remote configuration capability
- Ceramic chip antenna or external antenna connection
ATECC608A CryptoAuthentication Secure Element Features
- Cryptographic co-processor with secure hardware-based key storage
- Protected storage for up to 16 keys, certificates or data
- FIPS SP800-56A Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
- NIST standard P256 elliptic curve support
- SHA-256 and HMAC hash including off-chip context save/restore
- AES-128 encryption/decryption, Galois Field Multiply for GCM
NeuroSky CardioChip ECG Biosensor
- Single-chip solution for accurate bio-signal detection and processing
- Ultra small footprint 3 mm × 3 mm package and extremely low power consumption
- Mixed-signal SoC with integrated Analog Front End (AFE), DSP functions and choice of serial interface UART/I2C/SPI
- Accurate ECG raw signal as well as real-time heart-rate output
- Supports signal acquisition using dry contact electrodes
- High-performance AFE for detection and processing of bio-signals ranging from μV to mV levels
- Advanced Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) and anti-alias filtering
- High-resolution (16-bit) ADC with 512 Bytes/sec sample rate
- Accurate on-chip heartbeat detection (24–200 bpm) and real time heart rate (± 1 bpm) computation
- For pricing and availability contact Neurosky at sales@neurosky.com or for more information go to http://neurosky.com/biosensors/ecg-sensor/
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