LOW COST VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT FOR FAST ECG MONITORING

  • LACATUSU STEFAN GRUIA
    Technical Univ. "Gh.Asachi" of Iasi, Bd. D.Mangeron 21-23, Iasi, RO-700050, Romania
  • BRANZILA MARIUS
    Technical Univ. "Gh.Asachi" of Iasi, Bd. D.Mangeron 21-23, Iasi, RO-700050, Romania
  • CRETU MIHAI
    Technical Univ. "Gh.Asachi" of Iasi, Bd. D.Mangeron 21-23, Iasi, RO-700050, Romania
  • LACATUSU DIANA
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, Str. Universitatii 16, Iasi, RO-700115, Romania

Abstract

Based on virtual instrumentation, we developed an ECG monitoring system for fast evaluation of heart health. We use low cost components for data acquisition: USB experiment interface board K8055 designed for computer peripherals and EKG-V2 amplifier module for ECG signal. The system has low power consumption and is very easy to operate. Since the acquisition board works at low sampling frequency for a more accurate representation of ECG signal, a common interpolation detection method was used.

Cuvinte cheie

ECG heart rate variability QRS detection sampling rate low cost interpolation virtual instrumentation