> On 25-Jan-11 13:06, V G wrote: > > @Olin, note: in this circuit ( > > http://www.eng.utah.edu/~jnguyen/ecg/bigsch.gif), they seem to have mad= e > > their own instrumentation amplifier that looks like this > > http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_3/chpt_8/10.html. >=20 >=20 > I have designed an EMG using the Analog Devices AD620 > instrumentation amplifier feeding a National Instruments ADCS7476 > controlled by an ATMEGA128 processor. >=20 > The AD620 are not cheap but has all differential circuits inside. >=20 > Mark Jordan I have been involved in heart monitoring as well, I didn't get to design it= , but took over some work when a guy left the company. It used three CA3078= op amps for the electrode inputs in an IA configuration, to get enough vol= tage swing to NBFM modulate an RF signal at ~160MHz IIRC. Worked quite well= as far as it went, but it never made it to commercial production unfortuna= tely. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .