Diagnostic, Patient Monitoring and

Therapy
➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Biophysical Monitoring Overview wall contraction spreads electrical cur- spikes, respiration (which may be
The human medical data acquisition rents from the heart throughout the rhythmic or sporadic), electromagnetic
system, in particular the patient moni- body. The spreading electrical currents interference (EMI), and noise from other
toring system, presents the challenge create different potentials at different electronic components that couple into
to designers of measuring very small points on the body, which can be the input. Some of the noise can be
electrical signals in the presence of sensed by electrodes on the skin cancelled with a high-input-impedance
much larger common-mode voltages surface using biological transducers instrumentation amplifier (INA), like the
and noise. Front-end amplifiers made of metals and salts. This INA333 or INA118, which removes the
perform the essential conditioning that electrical potential is an AC signal with AC line noise common to both inputs
comple- ments downstream digital bandwidth of 0.05Hz to 100Hz, and amplifies the remaining unequal
processing, which in turn refines the sometimes up to 1kHz. It is generally signals present on the inputs; higher
measurement and communicates with around 1mV peak-to-peak in the INA common-mode rejection (CMR)
other systems. Biophysical presence of much larger external high will result in greater rejection. Because
measurements include electrical and frequency noise plus 50/60Hz they originate at different points on the
mechanical signals for general interference normal-mode (mixed body, the left-arm and right-arm ECG
monitoring, diagnostic and scientific with the electrode signal) and com- signals are at different voltage levels
purposes both in clinic and non-clinic mon-mode voltages (common to all and are amplified by the INA. To
environments. Successfully meeting electrode signals). further reject 50 and 60Hz noise, an
the signal acquisition chal- lenge opera- tional amplifier deriving
requires system designers to have The common-mode is comprised of common-mode voltage is used to invert
knowledge of the signal source, good two parts: 50Hz or 60Hz interference the common- mode signal and drive it
design practice and ICs with and DC electrode offset potential. back into
appropriate characteristics, features Other noise or higher frequencies the patient through the right leg using
and performance. within the biophysical bandwidth come amplifier A2. Only a few microamps or
from movement artifacts that change less are required to achieve significant
Signal Acquisition Challenges the skin-electrode interface, muscle CMR improvement and stay within the
The action potential created by heart contraction or electromyographic UL544 limit.

Backlight

LCD
Integrated Analog Front End
Touch Screen Control

Input Low Pass

Buffer(DC) Filter
Wireless: Zigbee Bluetooth
ADC
High Pass Filter
Mux

Display Driver
ADC

Ref DS Converter
Summer (resistive) Is Wired: USB RS232
ol
Clock
ati
Signal Processor on

RLD Temp Sense Core and I/O Power

Logic
DSP/OMAP

Low Noise Power Level Shift

FLASH/ EEPROM

Human Body
SDRAM

Plug
DDR
AC/DC Green Mode Control
Battery Management
Power
Supply
Memory

LEGEND Logic
Processor Power
AC Line Interface ADC/DAC
Power Management RF/IF Clocks
Amplifier Other

Product Availability and Design Disclaimer – The system block diagram depicted above and the devices recommended are designed in this manner as a reference. Please contact your local TI sales office or
distributor for system design specifics and product availability.

Three ECG electrodes connected to patient using CMOS components with 5V single supply. This circuit will
operate on a 3.3V supply.
Medical Applications Guide 1 Texas Instruments 2010
➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Supply Voltage Frequency Response

As in most other applications, the Operational Amplifier
Standard –3dB frequency bandwidth
system supply voltage in biophysical
for patient monitoring is 0.05Hz to
Requirements
monitoring continues the trend toward • Low noise in high gain
30Hz, while diagnostic grade
low, single-supply levels. While bipolar (Gain = 10 to 1000)
monitoring requires 0.05Hz to 100Hz
supplies are still used, 5V systems are • Rail-to-rail output
or more. The analog front end must be
now common and trending to single
AC coupled to remove artifacts from • Very low offset and drift
3.3V supplies. This trend presents a
the electrode offset potential.
significant challenge for the designer
faced with at least a 300mV DC elec- Connectivity for ECG/EEG equipment
Instrumentation Amplifier
trode potential and emphasizes the has become of interest as caregivers
Requirements require data to move from medical end
need for a precision signal-conditioning
• Stability in low gain (Gain = 1 to 10) equipment to data hubs such as the
solution.
• High common-mode rejection hospital/clinic IT infrastructure, com-
• Low input bias current (IB) puters or even mobile phones.
• Good swing to the output rail
• Very low offset and drift

Low-Power Applications Processor

OMAP-L137
Get datasheets, samples and technical documents at: www.ti.com/sc/device/omap-l137

Key Features
• Dual core SoC The OMAP-L137 is a low-power applications processor based on an ARM926EJ-S™
• 300MHz ARM926EJ-S™ and a C674x DSP core. It consumes significantly lower power than other members
RISC MPU of the TMS320C6000™ platform of DSPs. The OMAP-L137 enables OEMs and
ODMs to quickly bring to market devices featuring robust operating systems sup-
• 300MHz C674x VLIW DSP
port, rich user interfaces, and high processing performance life through the maxi-
• TMS320C674x fixed/floating-point
mum flexibility of a fully integrated mixed processor solution. The dual-core archi-
VLIW DSP core
tecture of the OMAP-L137 provides benefits of both DSP and Reduced Instruction
• Enhanced direct-memory-access Set Computer (RISC) technologies, incorporating a high-performance TMS320C674x
controller 3 (EDMA3) DSP core and an ARM926EJ-S core. The ARM926EJ-S is a 32-bit RISC processor
• 128K-byte RAM shared memory core that performs 32-bit or 16-bit instructions and processes 32-bit, 16-bit, or 8-bit
• Two external memory interfaces data.
• Three configurable 16550 type UART
modules
DSP PRU
ARM9
• LCD controller Subsystem Subsystem
Subsystem
2x PRU
GPIOs

4K+4K Prog
• Two serial peripheral interfaces (SPI) ARM 926EJ-S CPU 512+512 Data
C674x
• Multimedia card (MMC)/secure DSP
Core
digital (SD) L1P 18K L1D 18K L1P 32K
• Two master/slave inter- L1D 32K
L2 256K LCD
LCD 128KB RAM
integrated circuit Controller
Controller

• One host-port interface (HPI) Switched Central Resource (SCR) / EDMA

• USB 1.1 OHCI (Host) with integrated

Peripherals
PHY (USB1) Connectivity Control Timers
10/ WD
100 HPI USB MMC/SD eQEP eCAP PWM
USB2.0 Timer
1.1 (1) (2) (3) (3)
EMAC (2)
Applications
• Medical measurement Serial InterfacesExternal Memory
McASP (3)
Interfaces
EMIFB EMIFA NAND / SDRAM
SDRAM
32 -bit 16-bit

• Industrial diagnostics SPI (2) I2C (2)UART (3)

OMAP-L137 block diagram.

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Complete Analog Front End for ECG/EEG

Applications ADS1298
Get datasheets, samples and evaluation modules at: www.ti.com/sc/device/ADS1298
View the ADS1298 video at: http://e2e.ti.com/videos/m/analog/134732.aspx

Key Benefits
The eight-channel, 24-bit ADS1298 is the first in a family of fully integrated analog
• Reduce components and board front ends (AFEs) for patient monitoring, portable and high-end electrocardiogram
size by 95% (ECG) and electroencephalogram (EEG). Succeeding four- and six-channel versions
• 1mW/channel reduces solution and 16-bit versions offer designers a migration path to varying resolutions and
power by 95% channel combinations for low-noise medical equipment. Examples include patient
• Single-chip solution increases monitors, rest and stress ECG, fetal monitoring, hospital and public access AEDs,
sys- tem reliability and patient as well as sports and fitness monitors.
mobility
Key Features ADS1298 REF
• Eight low-noise PGAs
• Eight high-resolution, simultaneous
PGA1 ADC1
sampling ADCs
SPI
• Integrated amplifier for right-leg drive and Control
MUX
• Integrated amplifiers for Wilson
Central Terminal (WCT) and PGA8ADC8
Goldberger Central Terminals (GCT)
• Digital pace detection capability Oscillator
Lead Off
• Continuous lead-off detection Temperature
RLD
Test Respiration
• Onboard oscillator and reference for Pace
Detect
smaller footprint and low-power
applications Wilson

Applications
ADS1298 block diagram.
• ECG and EEG applications
➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Low-Noise, 900kHz, 50µV, RRIO Precision Op

Amps OPA378, OPA2378
Get samples and datasheets at: www.ti.com/sc/device/O P A 3 7 8 or www.ti.com/sc/device/OPA2378

Key Features
Applications The OPA378 (single) and OPA2378
• Low noise 0.1Hz to 10Hz: (dual) represent a new generation of
• Battery-powered instruments
0.4µVPP micropower op amps featuring a com-
• Medical instrumentation
• Low offset voltage: 15µV (typ) bination of rail-to-rail I/O, low input
• Temperature measurement
• Quiescent current: 125µA (typ) offset voltage (50µV (max)), low quies-
• Handheld test equipment cent current and 90kHz bandwidth. It
• Offset drift: 0.1µV/°C (typ)
• Single-supply operation has excellent PSRR which makes it an
ideal choice for applications that run
• Supply voltage: 2.2V to 5.5V
direct from batteries without
• EMI input filters and RRIO
regulation.
• Packaging: SC70-5, SOT23-5

100

Voltage Noise (nV/Hz)

100nV/div

10

1
Time (1s/div) 1 10 100 1k 10k 30k
Frequency (Hz)

OPA378: 0.1Hz to 10Hz OPA378: voltage noise spectral

noise.
density versus frequency.

Zerø-Drift, Low-Offset, Single-Supply Op Amps

OPA334, OPA335
Get samples, datasheets, evaluation modules and application reports at: www.ti.com/sc/device/OPA334
or www.ti.com/sc/device/OPA335

Key Features
The OPA334 and OPA335 CMOS op amps use auto-zeroing techniques to
• GBW: 2MHz
• Low offset voltage: 5µV simultaneously provide very low offset voltage and near-zero drift over time and
(max) temperature. These high-precision amps offer high input impedance and rail-to-rail
• Zero drift: 0.05µV/°C (max) output swing.
VEX R
• Quiescent current: 285µA
• EMI input filtered
• Shutdown available on OPA344
• Packaging: SOT23-5, SOT23-6,
SO-8, MSOP-10 (dual)
VOUT
Applications
• Transducer applications, such as 1

pressure sensing
• Electronic weight scales
+5V
R R
RR
OPA335
 R1
VREF

• Temperature measurement OPA335 –5V supply bridge amplifier for high CMRR
➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Precision, Rail-to-Rail I/O Instrumentation Amplifier
INA326
Get samples, datasheets, evaluation modules and application reports at: www.ti.com/sc/device/INA326

Key Features The INA326 is a precision instrumentation amplifier with rail-to-rail input and
• Low offset: 100µV (max) output and with true single-supply operation it offers very low DC errors and
input common-mode ranges that extend beyond the positive and negative rails.
• Low offset drift: 0.4µV/°C
(max) Excellent long-term stability and very low 1/f noise assure low offset voltage and
drift throughout the life of the product.
• Excellent long-term stability
• Very low 1/f noise V+ V-
• Input common-mode range: 200mV Applications 7
2
below negative rail to 100mV above • Medical instruments
VIN–
1 4
positive rail
• Multi-channel data acquisition
• Wide output swing: Within 10mV systems R1 INA326
6
VO
of rails • Low-level transducer amplifier for 8
• Single supply: +2.7V to +5.5V 35
bridges, load cells, thermocouples G = 2(R2/R1)
VIN+
• Packaging: MSOP-8, MSOP-10 • Wide dynamic range sensor
measurements R2 C2

INA326 functional block diagram.

4-/8-Channel, 16-Bit, Serial Output ADC for Portable Applications

ADS8331, ADS8332, ADS8341, ADS8342, ADS8343, ADS8344,
ADS8345
Get samples, datasheets, evaluation modules and application reports at: www.ti.com/sc/device/PARTnumber
(Replace PARTnumber with ADS8331, ADS8332, ADS8341, A D S 8 3 4 2 , ADS8343, A D S 8 3 4 4 or ADS8345)

Key Features The ADS8341 is a 4-channel, 16-bit ADC with synchronous serial interface. Typical
• Conversion rate: up to 100kHz power dissipation is 8mW at a 100kHz throughput rate and a +5V supply. The ref-
• 4-/8-channel single-ended or erence voltage can be varied between 500mV and VCC, providing a corresponding
input voltage range of 0V to VREF. It is tested down to 2.7V operation. The serial
2-channel differential input
interface also provides low-cost isolation for remote data acquisition.
• SINAD: 86dB
• Serial interface
• Single supply: 2.7V to 5V
• Packaging: SSOP-16 DCLK
SAR

Applications
• Portable medical devices CS
CH0 Comparator
• Test and measurement SHDN
Four Channel Multiplexer Serial Interface and Control
• Data acquisition CH1
DIN
CDAC
CH2
DOUT
CH3
BUSY
COM

VREF

ADS8341 functional block diagram.

➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Multi-Channel, 24-Bit, Delta-Sigma ADCs
ADS1271, ADS1274, ADS1278
Get samples, datasheets, evaluation modules and application reports at: www.ti.com/sc/device/PARTnumber
(Replace PARTnumber with ADS1271, ADS1274 or ADS1278)

Key Features The ADS1271, ADS1274 and ADS1278 are single-, quad- and octal-channel ADCs,
• Single-channel or simultaneously respectively. These 24-bit, delta-sigma ADCs have data rates of up to 128kSPS,
measures 4/8 channels allowing simultaneous sampling of all channels, and are offered in identical pack-
• Up to 128kSPS data rate ages for drop-in expandability. The devices offer excellent DC and AC specifica-
• AC performance: tions for high-precision measurement applications. They provide a usable signal
• Bandwidth: 62kHz bandwidth of up to 90 percent of the Nyquist rate with less than 0.005dB of ripple.
• SNR: 111dB (high-resolution mode) Four operating modes allow for optimization of speed, resolution and power.
• THD: –108dB THD
VREFP VREFN AVDD DVDD
• DC accuracy:
• Offset drift: 0.8µV/°C
Control Logic SYNC/PDWN MODE
• Gain drift: 1.3ppm/°C CLK
• Linear-phase digital filter
• SPI or frame-sync serial interface
• Analog supply: 5V DRDY/FSYNC SCLK
AINP DOUT DIN
• Packaging: HTQFT-64 PowerPAD™  Digital Filter FORMAT
Modulator Serial Interface
Applications AINN

• Pressure sensors
• Patient monitoring
• Vibration/modal analysis AGND DGND
• Multi-channel data acquisition
ADS1271/4/8 functional block diagram.
• Acoustics/dynamic strain gauges

Single, Dual and Quad Fully Differential

Amplifiers THS4521, THS4522, THS4524
Get samples, datasheets, evaluation modules and application reports at: www.ti.com/sc/device/PARTnumber
(Replace PARTnumber with THS4521, THS4522 or THS4524)

Key Features The THS4521(single), THS4522 (dual), and THS4524 (quad) are negative rail input,
• Low quiescent current: 1.14mA (typ) rail- to-rail output, fully differential amplifiers operating from a single +2.5V to +5.5V
• Power down capability: 20μA (typ) supply. The low 1.14mA/channel quiescent current and power down capability to
• Input voltage noise: 4.6nV/√Hz 20µA make it a good choice for low power applications. The output common-mode
• Slew rate: 490V/µs control with low offset and drift allows for dc-coupling in high accuracy data
acquisition systems.
• Neg. rail-input and rail-to-rail output
1k
• Power supply voltage:
+2.5V (±1.25V) to +5.5V (±2.75V) 1.5nF

• Packaging1: SO-8 and MSOP-8 5V

(THS4521), TSSOP-16 (THS4522) 1k 49.9
and TSSOP-38 (THS4524) VIN+ +
–
AINN1

THS4521 2.2nF ADS1278: Ch1

49.9
Applications VIN– –
+
AINP1VCOM
• Portable medical equipment 1k VOCM
x1
• Low power SAR and delta-
0.1µF
sigma ADC drivers 1.5 nF
0.1µF
OPA2350
• Low power differential driver
• Low-power differential signal 1k
conditioning
THS4521 driving one channel of ADS1278 .
➔ Electrocardiogram (ECG)/Portable ECG and Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Analog Front End Module for the C5515 ECG Medical Development Kit
TMDXMDKEK1258
Get samples, datasheets and evaluation modules at: www.ti.com/tmdxmdkek1258

Key Features
To reduce the time to market for medical device companies, TI has launched a
• ECG AFE module key components
set of medical application development tools with complete signal chain designs
• ADS1258: 16-channel, 24-bit and software for electrocardiograms, digital stethoscopes, and pulse oximeter
sigma delta analog-to-digital
products. Each of the three medical development kits (MDKs) is comprised by
converter (ADC)
purchasing an analog front-end (AFE) module with specific circuitry design opti-
• INA128: precision, low power
mized for each end product plus a TMS320C5515 DSP Evaluation Module (EVM)
instrumentation amplifier
based on the industry’s lowest power DSP – TMS320C5515. MDKs provide a
• PCA9535: remote 16-bit I2C and
great evaluation platform to help medical device manufacturers focus on product
SMBus low-power I/O expander
differentiation, like algorithm development and feature enhancement.
• TLV3404: nanopower open drain
output comparator
The TMDXMDKEK1258 Electrocardiogram (ECG) Analog Front End (AFE) module
• REF5025: low-noise, very low drift
is part of the ECG medical development kit (MDK) that consists of the ECG AFE
precision voltage reference
module, a processor board (C5515 DSP evaluation module), a set of collateral and
• ECG MDK system features
C5515 based application sample code to implement the ECG application. The
• Based on industry’s lowest
ECG MDK delivers a complete signal chain solution to enable ECG developers
power DSP processor –
to build a complete ECG system quickly for evaluation and get to production
TMS320C5515
faster.
• 12-lead ECG output using
10 electrode input
• 0.05Hz to 150Hz bandwidth
• Leads off detection
• Real-time 12-lead ECG waveform
display on EVM LCD, one lead at a
time
• Real-time 12-lead ECG waveform
display on PC, three leads at a
time
• Heart beat rate display
• Recording of ECG data, and
offline display option of recorded
ECG data

Applications
TMDXMDKEK1258 EVM .
• Portable ECG devices
• Patient monitoring
A new ECG Analog Front End module is also now available using the latest
ECG ADC – the ADS1298. The P/N for this is ADS1298ECGFE-PDK and it can
be used seamlessly with the C5515 EVM (TMDXEVM5515).

MDK ECG SW is freely available at:

http://code.google.com/p/c5505-ezdsp/
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Component Recommendations
Component Description Key Features Benefits Other TI Solutions
Amplifiers
INA118 Instrumentation 110dB CMRR, 5nA (max) bias current, 50µV (max) offset Wide BW at high gain, ±1.35V to ±18V supply INA128, INA121
Amp
INA121 Instrumentation 106dB CMRR, 4pA (max) bias current, 200µV (max) offset Low input bias current INA126
Amp
INA126 Instrumentation 175µA/ch supply, 3µV/°C (max) drift, 250µV (max) offset Precision low power, ±1.35V to ±18V supply INA2126
Amp
INA128 Instrumentation 120dB CMRR, 5nA (max) bias current, 50µV (max) offset High CMRR, wide BW at high gain, ±2.25V to ±18V INA129
Amp supply
OPA277 Op Amp 10µV offset, ±0.1µV/°C drift, 134dB open-loop gain High precision, low drift, low power OPA2277 (dual)
O PA 4277 (quad)
INA326 Instrumentation 120dB CMRR (G = 100), 100µV (max) offset, 0.4µV/°C High CMRR, low cost, +2.7V to +5.5V INA321, INA333
*Page 38 Amp (max) drift
INA333 Instrumentation 25μV (max) offset, 50nV/°C drift, 50μA (typ) Iq Best offset/noise combination, supply down to 1.8V, INA326, INA321
Amp low power
OPA130 FET-Input 20pA (max) bias current, 90dB (min) CMRR, 1MHz BW Precision, low input bias, low power OPA131, OPA137
Amplifier
OPA333 Precision Op Amp 1.8V min supply, 0.017mA/ch (max), 10μV offset (max), Zero drift, high precision, low power, EMI input OPA335, OPA378,
0.05μV/°C drift (max) OPA330
OPA334/5 Op Amp 2MHz, 5µV (max) offset, 0.05µV/°C (max) drift, 285μA Provides very low offset voltage and near-zero drift OPA735, OPA333,
*Page 37 over time and temperature; SOT23 OPA334
OPA336 Op Amp 125µV (max) offset, 1.5µV/°C drift, 20µA supply micoPower, SOT23 package OPA379
OPA378 Low Noise 0.1µV/°C Vos drift, 125µA, 900kHz, 0.4μVPP (0.1Hz to Lowest noise, power, price, precision zero-drift option OPA330, OPA333
*Page 37 Precision Op Amp 10Hz) 0.4µ Vpp (0.1Hz to 10Hz), 0.9MHz
OPA2378 Precision Op Amp 2.2V to 5.5V supply, 20µV voltage, 0.1µV/°C drift, 125µA Has excellent PSRR which makes it an ideal choice
*Page 37 quiescent current for applications that run direct from batteries without
regulation
THS4521/22/24 Low Power FDA 1.14mA quiescent current (typ), 4.6nV/√Hz voltage noise, Low power, low noise enables high accuracy
*Page 39 2.5V to 5.5V supply
Data Converters
ADS1258 Delta-Sigma ADC 16-channel, 24-bit, 125kSPS, 23.7kSPS/channel Fastest multi-channel, delta-sigma ADC, measures ADS1256, ADS1255,
all 16 inputs in <675µs ADS8344
ADS1271/74/78 Delta-Sigma ADC 24-bit, 128kSPS, 8-channel, 111dB SNR Simultaneous measurement, onboard decimation
*Page 39 filter
ADS1298 ECG/EEG AFE 24-bit, 8 PGA, 8 ADC, plus RLD and RESP Complete front end, reduction in power and size, ADS1294, ADS1296,
*Page 36 increase reliability ADS1198, ADS1258
ADS8317 SAR ADC 16-bit, 250kSPS, 2.7V to 5.5V supply, ±1.5 LSB (max) Low power, small package, and wide supply range ADS8326
INL, differential input
ADS8326 Low-Power ADC 16-bit, 250kSPS, 2.7V to 5.5V supply, ±1.5 LSB (max) INL Small package, wide supply range
ADS8331/32 SAR ADC 16-bit, 500kSPS, 4/8 channels, with serial interface Mux out feature can be used to reduce system part ADS8342
*Page 38 count and overall cost
ADS8341/2/3/4/5 Serial Output 16-bit, 4-/8-channel single-ended or 2-channel Easy to use
*Page 38 ADC differential input, 2.7V to 5V single supply ADC
ADS8519 High Volt. SAR ADC 16-bit, 250kSPS, 1.5LSB (max) INL, 92dB SNR Single supply, high voltage inputs ADS8515
DDC112 Charge-Digitizing Dual current input, 20-bit ADC, ±0.005% INL reading High precision, true integrating function DDC114, DDC118,
ADC ±0.5ppm FSR DDC232
References
REF02 Precision VREF 0.2% (max) initial accuracy, 10ppm/°C (max) drift, 1.4mA (max) Excellent line/load regulation, low noise REF5050
REF102 10V, Ultra 0.05% (max) initial accuracy, 2.5ppm/°C (max) drift, Excellent stability and line/load regulation REF5010
Precision 1.4mA (max)
REF30xx Low-Power, 50µA, 0.2% initial accuracy, 50ppm/°C max drift, ±25mA REF31xx, REF33xx,
Low-Drift Ref. output, 1.25V, 2.048V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.3V, 4.096V REF29xx
REF32xx Ultra-Low-Drift 100µA, 0.2% initial accuracy, 7ppm/°C max drift, Improves system accuracy
Series Reference ±10mA output, 1.25V, 2.048V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.3V, 4.096V
REF33xx Very Low-Power 5µA, 0.15% initial accuracy, 30ppm/°C max drift, Preserves battery life, fits into physically constrained REF30xx, REF31xx,
Series Reference ±5mA output, 1.25V, 1.8V, 2.048V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.3V systems REF29xx
REF5010 10V, High-Precision, 0.05% initial accuracy, 3ppm/°C max drift, ±10mA Improves system accuracy REF102
Very Low-Drift output, 10V
Series Reference
REF50xx High-Precision, 0.05% initial accuracy, 3ppm/°C max drift, ±10mA Improves system accuracy REF02
Very Low-Drift output, 2.048V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 4.096V, 4.5V, 5.0V
Series Reference
*For additional product information see designated page number. New products are listed in bold red.
To view more system block diagram compatible products, visit www.ti.com/medical
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Component Recommendations (Continued)
Component Description Key Features Benefits Other TI Solutions
Processors
MSP430F20xx Ultra-Low-Power 1KB/2KB Flash, 128B RAM, SPI+I2C 16-bit MCU 8 ch. 12-bit ADC or 4 ch. 16-bit SD ADC, 4 x 4mm
16-bit MCU package
MSP430F22x4 Ultra-Low-Power 8 to 32KB Flash, 512B/1KB RAM, SPI + I2C + UART/LIN 12 ch. 10-bit ADC, 2 operational amplifiers
16-bit MCU + IrDA
MSP430F23x0 Ultra-Low-Power 8 to 32KB Flash, 1KB/2KB RAM, SPI + I2C + UART/LIN Analog comparator, HW multiplier
16-bit MCU + IrDA
MSP430F41x Ultra-Low-Power 4 to 32KB Flash, 256B to 1KB RAM, SVS, Analog comparator
16-bit MCU 96 segment LCD
MSP430F42x Ultra-Low-Power 8 to 32KB Flash, 256B to 1KB RAM, SPI + UART, SVS, 3 x 16-bit SD ADC
16-bit MCU 128 segment LCD
MSP430F42x0 Ultra-Low-Power 16 to 32KB Flash, 256B RAM, 56 segment LCD 5 ch. 16-bit SD ADC, 12-bit DAC
16-bit MCU
MSP430F43x Ultra-Low-Power 16 to 32KB Flash, 512B/1KB RAM, SPI + UART, SVS, 8 ch. 12-bit ADC, analog comparator
16-bit MCU 160 segment LCD
MSP430F44x Ultra-Low-Power 32 to 60KB Flash, 1KB/2KB RAM, 2x SPI + UART, SVS, 8 ch. 12-bit ADC, HW multiplier
16-bit MCU 160 segment LCD
MSP430F47xx Ultra-Low-Power 60KB Flash, 256B RAM, (4) USCI, 160 segment LCD (4) SD16 ADC, HW multiplier, temp. sensor, analog
16-bit MCU comparator
MSP430F241x Ultra-Low-Power 120KB Flash, 8KB RAM, (4) USCI, SVS, temp. sensor 8 ch. 12-bit ADC, analog comparator, HW multiplier
16-bit MCU
MSP430F261x Ultra-Low-Power 120KB Flash, 8KB RAM, (4) USCI, SVS, DMA, temp. Analog comparator, 2 ch. 12-bit DAC, 8 ch. 12-bit
16-bit MCU sensor ADC, HW multiplier
MSP430F471xx Ultra-Low-Power 120KB Flash, 8KB RAM, (4) USCI, DMA 160 segment LCD (7) SD16 ADC, HW multiplier, temp. sensor, analog
16-bit MCU comparator
MSP430F54xxA Ultra-Low-Power 128 to 256KB Flash, 16KB RAM, (4) USCI, PMM, DMA, 16 ch. 12-bit ADC, analog comparator, RTC, internal
16-bit MCU temp. sensor voltage regulator for power optimization
MSP430FG42x0 Ultra-Low-Power 16 to 32KB Flash, 256B RAM, 56 segment LCD 5 ch. 16-bit SD ADC, 12-bit DAC, 2 integrated
16-bit MCU op amps
MSP430FG43x Ultra-Low-Power 32 to 60KB Flash, 1KB/2KB RAM, SPI + UART, SVS, 12 ch. 12-bit ADC, 2 ch. 12-bit DAC, DMA, 3 op amps
16-bit MCU 128 segment LCD
MSP430FG461x Ultra-Low-Power 92 to 120KB Flash, 4KB/8KB RAM, SPI + I2C + UART/LIN 12 ch. 12-bit ADC, 2 ch.12-bit DAC, A-comp, 3 op
16-bit MCU + IrDA, 160 LCD amp, HW multiplier
MSP430FG47x Ultra-Low-Power 32 to 60KB Flash, 2KB RAM, SPI + I2C + UART/LIN + 5 ch. 16-bit SD ADC, 2 ch. 12-bit DAC,
16-bit MCU IrDA, 128 LCD controller comparator_A, 2 op amps
OMAP3530 Applications ARM® Cortex-A8, C64x+™, graphics accelerator, video Laptop-like performance at handheld power levels OMAP3503,
Processor accelerators OMAP3515,
OMAP3525
OMAP-L137 Low-Power 300MHz ARM9™ w/MMU + 300MHz C674x™ floating- Highly integrated, dual-core solution drives low system cost OMAP-L138
*Page 35 Applications point DSP core, rich peripheral set including 10/100 and maximum flexibility for connectivity, GUI and high-level
Processor Ethernet MAC, LCD controller, USB 2.0 HS OTG, USB 1.1 OS options. Extends product battery life by providing greater
full speed, SPI and MMC/SD than 60% power reduction over existing solutions in the
market.
TMS320C5000™ DSP Power efficient, high performance
TMS320F28x™ 32-Bit MCU 32-bit architecture, fixed- or floating-point code, up to Microcontroller integration, real-time control TMS320F2823x,
225MIPS operation performance TMS320F2833x
TMS320F2802x/3x 32-Bit Up to 60MHz C28x™ core with optional control law With dedicated, high precision peripherals, Piccolo TMS320F283x
Piccolo™ Microcontroller accelerator. Up to 128KB Flash, high resolution (150ps) microcontrollers are the ultimate combination of Delfino,
PWMs, 4.6MSPS ADC, CAN/LIN, QEP. performance, integration, size, and low cost. Ideal for TMS320F280x
precision sensing and control applications.
TMS320F283x 32-Bit Up to 300MHz C28x™ core. Up to 512KB Flash, high Delfino brings floating point and unparalleled TMS320F2802x/3x
Delfino™ Floating-point resolution (150ps) PWMs, 12MSPS ADC, CAN/LIN, QEP, performance to MCUs. Native floating point brings Piccolo,
Microcontroller external memory bus, DMA. increased performance and quicker development. TMS320F280x
Ideal for precision sensing and control applications.
TMS320VC5506 DSP 200MHz, dual MAC, very low stand-by power of 0.12mW Supported by eXpressDSP™ and many other TMS320VC5509A,
software packages and tools TMS320VC5502
Power Management
bq20z90-V110 Battery Fuel Instant accuracy better than 1% error over lifetime of the Automatically adjusts for battery aging, battery self bq20z70, bq20z80
Gauge battery discharge and temperature inefficiencies
bq24703 Battery Charger 0V operation, ±0.4% charge voltage accuracy, integrated PWM Dynamic power management, multichemistry bq24702, bq24705
bq24721C Battery Charge Multi-chemistry and multi-cell sync switch-mode charger High efficiency, pack and system protection functions
Management
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Component Recommendations (Continued)
Component Description Key Features Benefits Other TI Solutions
Power Management (Continued)
bq29330 Battery Safety Battery pack full-protection analog front end Provides individual cell voltages and battery voltage
to battery management host
DCH010505D Galvanic Isolated, 1W, 3kV isolation, minimal external components Safety isolation, removal of ground loops DCH010512/15
DC/DC Conv. DCR021205
2
TPS22902 Load Switch with Low on resistance, controlled turn-on, ultra small 0.64mm Ultra-small, fully integrated solution TPS22901, TPS22922,
Controller Turn-On package, quick output discharge TPS22924C, TPS22960
TPS22946 Current Limited Configurable current limit, ultra-small package, 1µA Ultra-small, low quiescent current current limited switch TPS22949, TPS22945
Load Switch quiescent current at 1.8V
TPS3808Gxx Voltage Supervisor Low quiescent current, programmable-delay Circuit initialization and timing supervision TPS310x
TPS54350 DC/DC Converter 4.5 to 20VIN 3A DC/DC w/integrated switch FET, sync pin, enable Eliminate beat noise/ceramic caps/FPGA/integration TPS54550
TPS61097-33 Boost Converter Highly efficient, operates down to 0.3V; bypass switch; 5nA Supper efficient boost, works over entire battery range,
with Bypass shutdown current; SOT-23 low quiescent current, integrate the bypass switch,
Switch small package
TPS62110 Step-Down 3.1V to 17V VIN, 1.5A conversion, synchronization pin, low Very low noise/high efficiency TPS62050
Converter battery indicator, power save mode
TPS62230 Step-Down Conv. Up to 90dB PSRR, excellent AC and transient load regulation Low noise regulation, 12mm2 solution size TPS62260
TPS62400 Dual Output 180° out of phase operation, serial interface Flexible voltage adjustment for processors and MCUs TPS62410
Step-Down Conv.
TPS63030 Buck-Boost 1A switch, automatic transition between step down and Extending application run time, small solution TPS61020
Converter boost mode
TPS65130 Boost Converter 800mA switch, adjustable, dual output, positive/negative boost Two supplies from one switcher
TPS717xx Single-Channel LDO Very high rejection of power-source noise Low-noise power rails for sensitive analog components TPS795xx, TPS799xx
TPS718xx-yy Dual-Channel LDO Very high rejection of power-source noise Low-noise power rails for sensitive analog components TPS719xx-yy
TPS780xx LDO with DVS Dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) with low IQ 500nA DVS voltage designed to operate with MSP430 to TPS78101
increase power savings
TPS79901 Single Channel LDO Very high rejection of power-source noise Low-noise power rails for sensitive analog components TPS79501, TPS74301
RF ICs
RF Transceivers
CC1101 Sub-1GHz RF Wake-on-radio functionality; integrated packet handling Ideal for low-power systems; any low-end MCU CC2500
Transceiver with 64B data FIFOs; high RF flexibility: FSK, MSK, OOK, can be used; backwards compatible with existing
1.2 to 500kbps; extremely fast PLL turn-on/hop time systems; suitable for fast frequency-hopping systems
CC2520 2.4GHz ZigBee®/ Best-in-class coexistence and selectivity properties; Reliable RF link with interference present; 400m CC2530
IEEE 802.15.4 RF excellent link budget (103dBm); extended temperature line-of-sight range with the development kit; ideal for
Transceiver range; AES-128 security module industrial applications; no external processor needed
for secure communication
RF Systems-on-Chip
CC2560 2.4GHz Bluetooth® Single-chip Bluetooth® solution using TI’s digital radio Sophisticated low-power technology ideal for battery
2.1 chipset processor technology. operated solutions
CC1110/11 Sub-1GHz MCU, Flash and RAM in one package; four flexible power Complete low-cost solution on single chip; ideal for CC2510, CC2511
System-on-Chip modes for reduced power consumption; includes CC1101 low-power battery-operated systems; robust and
transceiver frequency synthesizer; built-in AES-128 secure link with good noise immunity; no external
encryption coprocessor processor needed for secure communication
CC2530/CC2531 Second Gen. Excellent RX sensitivity, low power, easy to use RF design System-on-Chip for quick time to market. CC2590/91,
System-on-Chip development tools Provides a robust and complete ZigBee USB dongle CC2530ZNP
2.4GHz IEEE or firmware-upgradable network node
802.15.4/RF4CE/
ZigBee
CC2540 2.4GHz Bluetooth® Excellent link budget enabling long range applications Fast-to-market Bluetooth® low energy compliant
Low Energy without external frontend, receiver sensitivity, selectivity solution
Compliant RF and blocking performance
System-on-Chip
WL1271 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n Single-chip 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth® solution Sophisticated low-power technology ideal for battery operated WL1273
and Bluetooth® 2.1 using TI’s digital radio processor technology using a solutions; coexistence features enable simultaneous WLAN
Chipset single antenna. and Bluetooth® operations; supports ANT+ standard.
WL1273 2.4/5GHz Single-chip 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth® solution Sophisticated low-power technology ideal for battery WL1271
802.11a/b/g/n using TI's digital radio processor technology using a operated solutions; coexistence features enable
and Bluetooth® single antenna. simultaneous WLAN and Bluetooth® operations;
2.1 Chipset supports ANT+ standard.
RF Network Processor
CC2530ZNP Second ZigBee stack and radio in one chip; implements ZigBee Add CC2530ZNP and your system is ZigBee enabled;
Generation certified stack; configurable device type and network ideal for battery operated systems; excellent
Z-Stack™ settings; excellent selectivity and blocking performance coexistence with Bluetooth® technology and Wi-Fi.
Network Processor
Toolkits
TMDXMDKEK1258 ECG Analog Front 12-lead ECG output using 10 electrode input; 0.05Hz to Based on industry’s lowest power DSP processor –
*Page 40 End Module for 150Hz bandwidth; leads off detection; heart beat rate TMS320C5515
the C5515 ECG display
Medical Dev. Kit
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