Transmission of EKG San Diego EMS and Fire Services

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San Diego EMS and Fire Services
Transmission of EKG
Mentors John Pringle Greg George
Doug Palmer

• Group Members Angela Zhang
• Matthew Waller

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AGENDA

• EKG Specifications
• Gantt Chart
• Tasks Completed
• Technical Overview
• Goals for next week

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EKG Specifications

• ZOLL M Series
• Monitor Interface Printout
• Fax (adapter)
• RS232
• PCMCIA Card Slots
• Bandwidth 0.5-40Hz (-3dB) standard
• Waveform Damped Sinusoid

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Gantt Chart
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Tasks Performed

• Tested Direct Connection between EKG and Laptop
• Ordered PBX (Private Branch Exchange)
• Met with our mentor Doug Palmer
• Tested fax capabilities of EKG
• Brainstormed new ideas for data transmission
  (RS232 connection)
• Contacted manufacturing representative from Zoll.
• Began research on RS232 connection.

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Technical Content

• Goal 1 Direct Connection from EKG to Laptop

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Theory 1

• Way 1 (quick solution)
• windows XP has its own function of receiving
• software online

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Test 1
PBX
phone
phone
laptop
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Test 2
fax
?
laptop
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Theory 2
Fax signal with a phone plug interface
PCM (0-64bps)
SLIC
Processor USB
PBX

• Way 2 (hardware software)
• Build a virtual PBX
• SLIC
• Processor USB

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Solution
4 ports PBX
port1
port2
Input port
port3
port3
port4
port4
PBX
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Solution Continued
port1
port2
Input port
port3
port3
port4
port4
PBX
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Goals for Next Week

• Once PBX is received begin testing
• Research RS232 connection
• Contact Zoll and try to acquire specifications on
  the monitor.