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Low Power Blood Pressure Meter

Demonstration
PIC24FJ128GC010 Family

Demonstration
Highlights
Measures both systolic and diastolic
pressures
Measures heart rate
Low overall BOM cost due to high level of
integration
eXtreme Low Power (XLP) operation
Measure While Inating (MWI) algorithm

A blood pressure meter, or sphygmomanometer, is a device

used to reduce patient discomfort

that is used to measure blood pressure. The meter is used

Utilizes the PIC24FJ128GC010's integrated

with an inatable cu for restricting blood ow and a pump

to inate the cu. Digital blood pressure meters typically
measure both systolic and diastolic pressures by an
oscillometric detection method, using a piezoelectric
pressure sensor.
The Microchip Blood Pressure Meter Demonstration was
implemented using the system-on-a-chip PIC24FJ128GC010
MCU. The features of this MCU are:

Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) module to

drive the air pump's motor in fast or slow
speed mode
Integrated LCD controller generates the
data and timing control required to
directly drive a static or multiplexed LCD
panel
High-pass lter implemented with one of
the PIC24FJ128GC010 MCU's integrated

eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology

18 nA Deep Sleep mode
240 nA Watch Dog Timer operation in Deep Sleep modes
180 A/MHz Run mode
16-bit Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC): 2
dierential channels
12-bit 10 Msps pipeline ADC: 50 channels
Two 10-bit 1 Msps Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
Two operational ampliers
Three comparators

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operational ampliers
MCP1802 LDO converts the 5V or 6V main
input voltage to 3.3V VDD

Battery Life
EnergizerApplication Support (from the
makers of Energizer batteries) did
extensive testing of Microchip's LowPower Blood Pressure Meter
demonstration. From that testing they
were able to estimate that the long-term
battery life of the Microchip Blood
Pressure Meter demonstration was 700
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Three voltage references

uses when used with four standard

alkaline AAA batteries. In contrast, they

Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)

USB with Device/Host/OTG support with active clock tuning
(no crystal required)

also ran the same tests on ve popular

name-brand blood pressure meters that
don't use Microchip parts. For these

Segmented LCD driver with charge pump

meters, the battery life ranged from over

This reference design helps to develop a low-cost, low-power,

standard alkaline AAA batteries. With 700

500 uses down to 75 uses with four

handheld or portable blood pressure meter with user

interface.*

uses, the Microchip solution

demonstrated a signicant increase in
battery life. Additionally, Energizer found
that by using their Ultimate Lithium AAA
batteries in the demonstration, the

System Diagram

number of uses increased to almost 1,200.

Resources
Downloads
PIC24FJ128GC010 Blood Pressure Meter
Application Note
Free Schematics
Free 'C' Source Code
Related Pages
PIC24FJ128GC010 Product Page
Medical Design Center
Contact your local sales representativeto
see a working demonstration of the Blood
Pressure Meter demo.

Development Made Easy

Start with the free download of the application note, schematics and 'C' source code that can easily be
modied to your specic application needs. To download, see the Resources section.
*Microchip medical reference designs and demos are intended for evaluation and development purposes only. Use
of Microchip devices in life support and/or safety applications is entirely at the buyer's risk, and the buyer agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Microchip from any and all damages, claims, suits, or expenses resulting
from such use.

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