e-Health Sensor Platform V2.0 for Arduino and
Raspberry Pi [Biometric / Medical Applications]
In August 2013 Cooking Hacks launched the new version of the first
biometric shield for Arduino and Raspberry Pi: the e-Health Sensor
Platform V2.0. Thanks to the feedback given by the Community and several
projects that have been created with it, we have improved the e-Health
platform with new features such as:
- New muscle sensor
- New blood pressure sensor
- Upgraded glucometer
- New Connection possibilities
In this tutorial we will explain how to work with e-Health Sensor
Platform V2.0. If you have e-Health V1 you can see how to use it on this
link:
Tutorial: e-Health Sensor Platform V1.0 for Arduino and Raspberry Pi [Biometric / Medical Applications]
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The e-Health Sensor Shield V2.0 allows Arduino and Raspberry Pi
users to perform biometric and medical applications where body
monitoring is needed by using 10 different sensors: pulse, oxygen in
blood (SPO2), airflow (breathing), body temperature, electrocardiogram
(ECG), glucometer, galvanic skin response (GSR - sweating), blood
pressure (sphygmomanometer), patient position (accelerometer) and
muscle/eletromyography sensor (EMG).
This information can be used to monitor in real time the state of a
patient or to get sensitive data in order to be subsequently analysed
for medical diagnosis. Biometric information gathered can be wirelessly
sent using any of the 6 connectivity options available: Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS,
Bluetooth, 802.15.4 and ZigBee depending on the application.
If real time image diagnosis is needed a camera can be attached to
the 3G module in order to send photos and videos of the patient to a
medical diagnosis center.
Data can be sent to the Cloud in order to perform permanent storage
or visualized in real time by sending the data directly to a laptop or
Smartphone. iPhone and Android applications have been designed in order
to easily see the patient's information.
Quick FAQ:
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What does it mean to count with an open medical monitoring platform?
Cooking Hacks wants to give Community the necessary tools in order
to develop new e-Health applications and products. We want Arduino and
Raspberry Pi Community to use this platform as a quick proof of concept
and the basis of a new era of open source medical products.
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How do I ensure the privacy of the biometric data sent?
Privacy is one of the key points in this kind of applications. For this reason the platform includes several security levels:
- In the communication link layer: AES 128 for 802.14.5 / ZigBee and WPA2 for Wifi.
- In the application layer: by using the HTTPS (secure) protocol
we ensure a point to point security tunnel between each sensor node and
the web server (this is the same method as used in the bank transfers).
e-Health Sensor Shield over Arduino (left) Raspberry Pi (right)
IMPORTANT:
The e-Health Sensor Platform has been designed by Cooking Hacks (the
open hardware division of Libelium) in order to help researchers,
developers and artists to measure biometric sensor data for
experimentation, fun and test purposes. Cooking Hacks provides a cheap
and open alternative compared with the proprietary and price prohibitive
medical market solutions. However, as the platform does not have
medical certifications it can not be used to monitor critical patients
who need accurate medical monitoring or those whose conditions must be
accurately measured for an ulterior professional diagnosis.
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