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Biomedical Engineering – From Theory to Applications

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<strong>Biomedical</strong> Signal Transceivers<br />

Fig. 7. Blue<strong>to</strong>oth Module Dimensions and Pin Assignments<br />

The advantage of this, and any other small Blue<strong>to</strong>oth module, is the internal chip antenna<br />

that is used for short distance wireless communication. This is important since the<br />

transmitter or receiver device does not require an external antenna.<br />

3.3 Firmware and data communication<br />

The development of the firmware for the microcontroller is based upon the microcontroller<br />

that is being utilized in the design. As well, the code can be written in a verity of languages,<br />

typically Assembly and C, which again is dependent on the microcontroller selected. To<br />

continue the example microcontroller that was used in previous sections, Atmel ATmega<br />

microcontroller code was created using AVR Stdio4.0 and AVR ISP. The code was written in<br />

the C-language. AVR Stdio4.0 (Atmel Co., Ltd) which is a professional Integrated<br />

Development Environment (IDE) is used for writing, simulation, emulation and debugging.<br />

As a compiler, it also changes the firmware code from C-language <strong>to</strong> Hex code. An example<br />

firmware flow-charts for a biomedical signal transceiver is illustrated in Figure 8.<br />

Fig. 8. Firmware Block Diagram<br />

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