Title :
A custom microprocessor for implantable telemetry systems
Author :
Cook, Todd A. ; Fernald, Kenneth W. ; Miller, Thomas K. ; Paulos, John J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
PERC, a custom microprocessor designed for use with an implantable biotelemetry system, is discussed. The system consists of the processor and a number of peripheral chips (such as A/D converters and a telemetry unit) connected through a serial bus. The system requires flexibility in programming, high reliability, and low power consumption. The microprocessor supports these requirements with the ability to be programmed through the telemetry unit and with on-chip timers, on-chip RAM, and special instructions for processing data samples and controlling the system
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical measurement; medical computing; telemetering systems; A/D converters; PERC; custom microprocessor; implantable telemetry systems; on-chip RAM; on-chip timers; serial bus; Application software; Computer architecture; Control systems; Energy consumption; Instruments; Microprocessors; Power system reliability; Read-write memory; System-on-a-chip; Telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1990., Proceedings of Third Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9040-2
DOI :
10.1109/CBMSYS.1990.109428
