Title :
A Battery-Powered Digital Modem for Telephone Transmission of ECG Data
Author :
Thakor, Nitish V. ; Webster, John G. ; Tompkins, Willis J.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University
fDate :
5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present the design of a battery-powered digital modem for transmitting ECG signals. It operates from a 5-V battery supply, uses a coil or acoustic coupler for a telephone interface, and consumes only 30 mW during transmission. We show error rates comparable to regular stand-alone modems, well within the acceptable limit of 1 bit per 100 kbits transmitted at a transmission speed of 300 Bd.
Keywords :
Batteries; Biomedical computing; Circuits; Computerized monitoring; Electrocardiography; Frequency shift keying; Modems; Portable computers; Remote monitoring; Telephony; Electrocardiography; Humans; Telecommunications;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1982.324903
