Electrocardiogram (ECG) application operation

Performed By: Ran GelerMor Levy

Instructor: Moshe Porian

Project Duration: 2 Semesters

Spring 2012

Characterization Presentation

ContentsIntroProject OverviewProject GoalsTop ArchitectureData FlowFeaturesGUISchedule

IntroThe heart is a muscular organ

that beats in rhythm to pump blood through the body

By analyzing the heart behavior and especially the electrical impulses we can help identify heart diseases and special circumstance that require

close monitoring

Medical TermsECGLead

◦Bipolar leads ◦Unipolar leads ◦Precordial Leads

Project Overview

Project GoalsPortable ECG device based on

FPGA while considering:◦Performance / Cost reduction

Integrating Multi Platforms elements◦ECG DB with FPGA

Interactive GUI

Top Architecture

Data Flow

FPGA

The host send a request

ADS1298R ECG DB

Host

Data Flow

FPGA

The FPGA initializedata mining

ADS1298R ECG DB

Host

Data Flow

FPGA ADS1298R ECG DB

The DB sample the electrodesand send the data back tothe FPGA

Host

Data Flow

FPGA ADS1298R ECG DB

The FPGA returns the RAW-data to the pc for analyzeand present results

Host

Texas Instruments ADS1928R

Main features:Low-Power8-Channel (Electrodes), 24-Bit

Analog Biopotential Measurements

Data rate: 250SPS to 32kSPSEight Low Noise PGAsEight High Resolution ADCs

Texas Instruments ADS1928R

Main features – cont:24 output bits of data per

channel in binary twos complement

SPI compatiblePace detection

Texas Instruments ADS1928R

DB IssuesAcquisition of the Eval-kitFuture acquisitions of probes and

electrodesConnection of the DB to the FPGA

GUI - FeaturesScopeFFTPace detectUser Data baseDebugging abilities

GUI – Main window

GUI – Analyser

GUI – Debugger

Schedule – Semester A

Acquisition of the Ti ADS1928R DB

Full System characterization• D

efine the interface between the user, GUI, FPGA and the DB card

Detail Design of the FPGA and VHDL implementation

Building simulation environment

Semi-semester Presentation

2w

2w

4w

1w

Schedule – Semester A Cont..

Further simulation and final code release 

Synthesis and P&R by Quartus

Semester A -Final Presentation

4w

3w

1w

Schedule – Semester B

Ti ADS1928R DB and DE2 Board connection

Acquisition of electrodes

Building GUI using Matlab

Test

&

Debug

3w

3w

2w

Schedule – Semester B Cont.

Proj

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book

co

mpl

eti

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Semester B -Final Presentation

2w

1w