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EKG signal acqusition various questions

I have to create this kind of system.. not a final products just some student project>

Acqusitoin of 3 channel EKG using USB NI-DAQpad 6015. I am using LabVIEW and NI-DAQmx of course..

I need soem ideas for next few problems:

How to make>

1. EKG looking graph... if I get 3 channels from NI-DAQpad and put them on one waveform there are one over another.. how to "separate them"
2. Is it easier to acquire 3 channels separatly and then join them graphically on front panel
3. How to simulate various paper speed of real EKG device...
4. Generally how to make display look as close as it get to the original

Thank you in advance Dusan
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1. EKG looking graph... if I get 3 channels from NI-DAQpad and put them on one waveform there are one over another.. how to "separate them"
2. Is it easier to acquire 3 channels separatly and then join them graphically on front panel
 
If you are using graphs, you have to represent each channel's data on a seperate graph to avoid overlapping of individual channel data
 
However, if you represent data on a chart, just increase plot legend to show three channels and right click on the chart -> select 'stack plots'.
Now you will get  3 stacked plots with different y axis but same x axis

3. How to simulate various paper speed of real EKG device...
Well, in an EKG, the stylus moves on the chart and you set the rolling speed to plot with variable x axis scaling
 
This is the closest you can do to achieve the same on a Virtual instrument : Just keep setting the x axis scale programatically to make the plot appear like it is running faster or slower.
This can be done using "X Scale.Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier" property node of the graph, Look at attached VI

4. Generally how to make display look as close as it get to the original
 
Right click on charts, go to advanced, select update mode and select any one of the following modes
  • strip chart
  • scope chart
  • sweep chart

Decide which best suits your purpose

Hope this helps

Regards

Dev

 

 
 

 

Message Edited by devchander on 01-20-2006 06:32 AM

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Duscan,
 
for your own health (or who ever will be connected) :
 
I hope you have appropriate isolated amplifier between the DAQpad and $WhoEverConnected 
 
Take the rules serios electronics needs to fulfill if connected to humans!!
 
I don't wan't to bother you, it's just that you didn't mentioned any extra isolation amps.
 
Greetings from Germany
Henrik

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    First of all thank you all for help.. please if everyone have some ideas  do not hesitate..

    This is just part of the project.. we have complete EKG measurement chain, with all precautions taken in account, and all necesary safety measurements are here.. Henrik thank you anyway...

    my "problem", or goal is to use USB DAQPad 6015 to "put" signals in PC, instead of using PCI card, and to display them on PC monitor.. just to make first steps in using NI-DAQmx... in our small comunity

    I am still open for every good idea and some examples...
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