Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system

This paper presents the design and implementation of a multichannel bio-impedance spectroscopy system on field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The proposed system is capable of acquiring multiple signals from multiple bio-impedance sensors, process the data on the FPGA and store the final data i...

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Main Authors: Al-hashimi, Ahmad, Nordin, Anis Nurashikin, Azman, Amelia Wong
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spelling iium-600072018-03-19T06:28:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/ Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system Al-hashimi, Ahmad Nordin, Anis Nurashikin Azman, Amelia Wong TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices This paper presents the design and implementation of a multichannel bio-impedance spectroscopy system on field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The proposed system is capable of acquiring multiple signals from multiple bio-impedance sensors, process the data on the FPGA and store the final data in the on-board Memory. The system employs the Digital Automatic Balance Bridge (DABB) method to acquire data from biosensors. The DABB measures initial data of a known impedance to extrapolate the value of the impedance for the device under test. This method offers a simpler design because the balancing of the circuit is done digitally in the FPGA rather than using an external circuit. Calculations of the impedance values for the device under test were done in the processor. The final data is sent to an onboard Flash Memory to be stored for later access. The control unit handles the interfacing and the scheduling between these different modules (Processor, Flash Memory) as well as interfacing to multiple Balance Bridge and multiple biosensors. The system has been simulated successfully and has comparable performance to other FPGA based solutions. The system has a robust design that is capable of handling and interfacing input from multiple biosensors. Data processing and storage is also performed with minimal resources on the FPGA. Institute of Advanced Science Extension (IASE) 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/1/10056-12426-1-PB.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/7/Design%20of%20a%20reconfigurable%2Cmodular%20and%20multi-channel%20bioimpedance%20spectroscopy%20system.pdf Al-hashimi, Ahmad and Nordin, Anis Nurashikin and Azman, Amelia Wong (2017) Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 8 (2). pp. 428-440. ISSN 2502-4752 E-ISSN 2502-4760 http://www.iaescore.com/journals/index.php/IJEECS/article/view/10056/7646 10.11591/ijeecs.v8.i2.pp428-440
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topic TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices
spellingShingle TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices
Al-hashimi, Ahmad
Nordin, Anis Nurashikin
Azman, Amelia Wong
Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
description This paper presents the design and implementation of a multichannel bio-impedance spectroscopy system on field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The proposed system is capable of acquiring multiple signals from multiple bio-impedance sensors, process the data on the FPGA and store the final data in the on-board Memory. The system employs the Digital Automatic Balance Bridge (DABB) method to acquire data from biosensors. The DABB measures initial data of a known impedance to extrapolate the value of the impedance for the device under test. This method offers a simpler design because the balancing of the circuit is done digitally in the FPGA rather than using an external circuit. Calculations of the impedance values for the device under test were done in the processor. The final data is sent to an onboard Flash Memory to be stored for later access. The control unit handles the interfacing and the scheduling between these different modules (Processor, Flash Memory) as well as interfacing to multiple Balance Bridge and multiple biosensors. The system has been simulated successfully and has comparable performance to other FPGA based solutions. The system has a robust design that is capable of handling and interfacing input from multiple biosensors. Data processing and storage is also performed with minimal resources on the FPGA.
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author Al-hashimi, Ahmad
Nordin, Anis Nurashikin
Azman, Amelia Wong
author_facet Al-hashimi, Ahmad
Nordin, Anis Nurashikin
Azman, Amelia Wong
author_sort Al-hashimi, Ahmad
title Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
title_short Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
title_full Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
title_fullStr Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
title_full_unstemmed Design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
title_sort design of a reconfigurable, modular and multi-channel bioimpedance spectroscopy system
publisher Institute of Advanced Science Extension (IASE)
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/1/10056-12426-1-PB.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60007/7/Design%20of%20a%20reconfigurable%2Cmodular%20and%20multi-channel%20bioimpedance%20spectroscopy%20system.pdf
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