Intelligent electrode design for long-term ECG monitoring at home: Prototype design using FPAA and FPGA

Geng Yang; Jian Chen; Hannu Tenhunen; Li-Rong Zheng

3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Intelligent electrode design for long-term ECG monitoring at home: Prototype design using FPAA and FPGA

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6005,
    author={Geng Yang and Jian Chen and Hannu Tenhunen and Li-Rong Zheng},
    title={Intelligent electrode design for long-term ECG monitoring at home: Prototype design using FPAA and FPGA},
    proceedings={3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2009},
    month={8},
    keywords={long-term; BeG monitoring; intelligent electrode; signal extraction; signal digitization; signal transmission; micropikes; Delta-Sigma modulator; FPAA; FPGA},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6005}
}

Geng Yang
Jian Chen
Hannu Tenhunen
Li-Rong Zheng
Year: 2009
Intelligent electrode design for long-term ECG monitoring at home: Prototype design using FPAA and FPGA
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6005

Geng Yang¹^,*, Jian Chen¹^,*, Hannu Tenhunen¹^,*, Li-Rong Zheng¹^,*

1: iPack Vinn Excellence Center, School of Information and Communication Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Forum 120, SE-I64 40, Stockholm, Sweden

*Contact email: gengy@kth.se, jianc@kth.se, hannu@kth.se, lirong@kth.se

Abstract

A personal medical device supporting continuous biosignals monitoring is presented. The novelty of this paper is to provide an intelligent electrode suitable for long-term ECG monitoring. The proposed intelligent electrode is composed of an ASIC chip and a micro pikes array established on a gauze plaster substrate. By comparing the signal quality, the patients comfort and convenience, the proposed intelligent electrode could be an alternative to the traditional adhesive electrode. A prototype for the intelligent electrode is built up based on programmable FPAA and FPGA chips.

Keywords: long-term; BeG monitoring; intelligent electrode; signal extraction; signal digitization; signal transmission; micropikes; Delta-Sigma modulator; FPAA; FPGA

Published: 2009-08-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6005