MindWare Ambulatory Products User Reference Guide (Copyright 2006 MindWare Technologies Ltd.)

MindWare Ambulatory Products User Reference Guide (Copyright 2006 MindWare Technologies Ltd.) Thank you for purchasing a MindWare Ambulatory Monitor. This manual covers hardware and software for the following models: MW1000A Impedance Cardiography and GSC Monitor MW3000A Bio-Potential and GSC Monitor MW5000A Bio-Potential Monitor MW7000A Electro-Goniometer and Transducer Monitor These units are all fully self contained ambulatory monitors and are designed to operate on a stand-alone basis with the included PDA. They can stream data via Wi-Fi to a host PC and a wireless router. They all contain built in signal conditioning circuitry, CF Data Acquisition Cards and are powered and controlled by the included PDA. They offer high resolution beat to beat and sampling rates bringing laboratory quality measurements to the ambulatory world. The software used for acquisition is MindWare s PDA acquisition software, PDA ACQ. Data can be acquired in two modes, either stored on the included 512MB SD card or transmitted wirelessly to a host PC running MindWare s Wi-Fi ACQ software program. This data can then be analyzed with MindWare s powerful signal processing suite of applications. 1

Table of Contents Section 1: Hardware Sub-Section A Warnings 3 Sub-Section B Hardware Setup 4 Sub-Section C Electrode Configuration 9 MW1000A 9 MW3000A 11 MW5000A 12 MW7000A 13 Sub-Section D Specifications 14 Section 2: PDA ACQ Software (PDA) Sub-Section A File Setup 16 Sub-Section B Acquisition Setup 17 Sub-Section C Channels 18 Sub-Section D Filters 19 Sub-Section E File Naming 20 Sub-Section F Acquisition Screens 21 MW1000A 21 MW3000A 22 MW5000A 24 MW7000A 25 Section 3: Wi-Fi ACQ Software (Desktop PC) Sub-Section A HardWare Configuration 27 Sub-Section B Installation 28 Sub-Section C Setup 28 Sub-Section D Acquisition 29 2

Section 1: Hardware Sub-Section A: Warnings *Warning- The electronics in this unit are designed to only be powered from the PDA while the PDA is inside the included case. DO NOT BYPASS, ALTER OR MODIFY THE INSTRUMENT CASE OR CABLES IN ANY WAY TO ALLOW BATTERY CHARGING WHILE IN THE AMBULATORY CASE. This can defeat electrical isolation and will create an unsafe condition! IMPORTANT: Mindware Technologies, LTD components are designed for research applications. Mindware Technologies, LTD does not condone the use of its instruments for clinical medical applications. Instruments, components and accessories provided by Mindware Technologies, LTD are not intended for the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease. 3

Sub-Section B: Hardware Setup The unit is a fully enclosed self contained data acquisition unit. To ensure the device will function properly, the following steps should be followed. 1. Open the case. 2. Connect the PDA to the 15pin cable attached to the ambulatory case as shown. 4

3. Insert the PDA face down as shown in the left side of the case. 4. Leaving the face of the ambulatory case down, pull the bottom section over to close. 5. Secure both clasps. 5

6. Ensure that the snap leads are in there correct positions. 7. Connect Subject Cable and attach securely. 6

8. Configure Acquisition and begin operation (See Sub-Section C.) 9. Insert in to holster as shown. 7

10. To open the case, place face down and lift the bottom section as shown. *It is important to always open the case in this manner to prevent damage to the 15 pin PDA cable. 8

Sub-Section C: Electrode Lead Configurations MW1000A (Impedance Cardiograph with GSC) Subject A PDA B Electrode Leads Cable Yoke MW1000A Lead Configuration Snap Position Lead Function A 1 Red GSC-Lo A 2 Black GSC-Hi A 3 Brown Ground A 4 White Constant Current Source + A 5 Green Constant Current Source - B 1 Red Z0 Measure + B 2 Black Z0 Measure - B 3 Brown Not Used B 4 White ECG + B 5 Green ECG - 9

Sherwood Method for Impedance Cardiography Impedance Electrode placement with MW1000A 10

MW3000A (Bio-Potential and GSC Monitor) Subject A PDA Electrode Leads B Cable Yoke MW3000A Lead Configuration Snap Position Lead Function A 1 Red GSR-Lo A 2 Black GSR-Hi A 3 Brown Ground A 4 White Bio Ch. 3 + A 5 Green Bio Ch. 3 - B 1 Red Bio Ch. 2 + B 2 Black Bio Ch. 2 - B 3 Brown Not Used B 4 White Bio Ch. 1 + B 5 Green Bio Ch. 1-11

MW5000A (4 Channel Bio-Potential Monitor) Subject A PDA Electrode Leads B Cable Yoke MW5000A Lead Configuration Snap Position Lead Function A 1 Red Bio Ch.4+ A 2 Black Bio Ch.4+ A 3 Brown Ground A 4 White Bio Ch. 3 + A 5 Green Bio Ch. 3 - B 1 Red Bio Ch. 2 + B 2 Black Bio Ch. 2 - B 3 Brown Not Used B 4 White Bio Ch. 1 + B 5 Green Bio Ch. 1-12

MW7000A (Electro-goniometer Monitor) Subject PDA CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 MW7000A Lead Configuration 13

Sub-Section D: Specifications MW1000A Specifications Channel Name Scale Factor/Gain Units Range Description Z0.05 Volts/Ohm Ohms 0-40 ohms Impedance of thorax dz/dt.8v Volts/Ohm/Sec Ohms/V/Sec 0-3 ohms 1st derivative of Z0 ECG Gain = 500 Volts 0-2.5 Volts Electrocardiogram Gain = 125micro micro 0-200 Micro Galvanic Skin GSC siemens/volt Siemens Siemens Conductance MW3000A Specifications Channel Name Scale Factor/Gains Units Range(s) Description OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, ECG, EMG, EEG, and Bio Ch1 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts other Bio-Potentials.OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, ECG, EMG, EEG, and Bio Ch2 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts other Bio-Potentials OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, ECG, EMG, EEG, and Bio Ch3 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts other Bio-Potentials 0-20, 0-40, 0- GSC OFF, 0, 20, 40, 100, 200 micro Siemens 100, 0-200 micro Siemens Galvanic Skin Conductance, EDA MW5000A Specifications Channel Name Scale Factor/Gains Units Range(s) Description OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, ECG, EMG, EEG, and Bio Ch1 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts other Bio-Potentials.OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, ECG, EMG, EEG, and Bio Ch2 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts other Bio-Potentials Bio Ch3 OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts ECG, EMG, EEG and other Bio-Potentials Bio Ch4 OFF, 0, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 Volts 0-2.5 Volts ECG, EMG, EEG and other Bio-Potentials MW7000A Specifications Channel Name Scale Factor/Gain Units Range Description Axis1 Ch1 2V/100 degrees Degrees 0-100 degrees Angle axis 1 G1 Axis 2 Ch2 2V/100 degrees Degrees 0-100 degrees Angle axis 2 G1 Axis 1 Ch 3 2V/100 degrees Degrees 0-100 degrees Angle axis 1 G2 Axis 2 Ch 4 2V/100 degrees Degrees 0-100 degrees Angle axis 2 G2 14

Section 2: PDA ACQ Software for Mindware Ambulatory Products Fig 2 PDA ACQ Top Level Screen The MindWare PDA ACQ software is the application software for the complete line of Mindware ambulatory monitors. It is designed to run on a Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA and also requires NI- DAQmxbase 2.1 to be installed from National Instruments as a driver for the CF-6004 data acquisition card. All software is preinstalled and tested on your PDA and included on your CD, these instructions detail how to setup your PDA if all programs are deleted or lost. Mobile 5.0 automatically saves your programs and data when battery power is lost. It is recommended that the PDA be kept on the included charger between uses. 15

Sub-Section A: File Setup 1. Create a folder on your PDA under the My Device/Program Files/Mindware/PDA ACQ. 2. Copy the following files from your MindWare installation CD into the folder created in step 1. These files are used for the configuration and setup options of PDA ACQ 1.0.exe. The files to copy are: a. b. Epochs.txt Lastfilename.txt c. Setup.txt d. Port.txt 3. Copy the file PDA ACQ 1.0.exe to the folder Windows/Start Menu/Programs on your PDA. The icon for the PDA ACQ 1.0.exe application should now be visible under the Start/Programs folder on your PDA. 4. To run the PDA ACQ 1.0.exe applications, select Start/Programs/ PDA ACQ 1.0.exe and follow directions in section 3. * The NI DAQ CF 6004 Data Acquisition Card must also be inserted into the PDA CF slot in order to collect and acquire data from the MW1000A ICG instrument. In addition NI-DAQmxbase 2.1 from National Instruments must be pre-installed on the PDA. 16

Sub-Section B: Acquisition Setup Screen The Acquisition Setup Screen is used to determine the acquisition settings that will be used in the next session of acquiring data. This screen is the first screen that appears upon opening the PDA ACQ 1.0 program. All settings are automatically saved for recall of the next session. They will remain the same unless changed by the user. Model Number: This button selects which ambulatory model is being used with the PDA. Options are MW1000A, MW3000A, MW5000A and MW7000A. Collection Mode: This control is used to set the Collection Mode to either Continuous or Epoch. In Continuous mode, the data is collected in a single stream. In Epoch mode, the data is collected in pre- determined sections defined in the epoch.txt file. Trigger: This control is used to turn triggering on and off. When trigger is selected acquisition can be started with a front panel button press or external 0-3.3 V pulse. Sampling Rate: Control the sampling rate per channel. Options are 500 or 1000 samples/sec Target: This control is used to set the location data will be streamed to. The options are PDA and WI-FI Host (Computer.). When WI-FI Host is chosen as the Target, WI-FI ACQ must be installed and running on the destination PC. File Storage Location: This control is used to set the location for saving the data file. The options are SD Card and IPAQ File Storage. 17

Graph History Length/Update Rate: This control is used to set whether 1, 2 or 3 seconds of data will be displayed in the Acquisition Screen graph. Subject Number: This control is used to assign a number to the subject that is being tested and will be used in the epoch mode file naming convention. Exit: This button is used to exit the PDA ACQ 1.0 program. Acquire: This button is used to begin the data acquisition once all settings are complete. Sub-Section C: Channels Setup Screen MW3000A The Channels Setup Screen is used to determine the channel settings that will be use d in the next session of data acquisition. This screen can be accessed through the Acquisition Setup Screen by tapping the Channels tab with the stylus. *This screen will change depending on what model is chosen, e.g. only the MW3000A and MW5000A have programmable gains. Ch # Gain/GSR Gain: These controls are used to determine the amount of gain to be used for each specified channel. 18

Sub-Section D: Filters Setup Screen The Filters Setup Screen is used to determine the filter settings for each individual channel. With this screen filters can be turned on or off and adjusted. This screen can be accessed through the Acquisition Setup Screen by tapping the Filters tab with the stylus. *Note: Filters are an advanced feature and should be selected with care as they can significantly alter the data collected. We offer this capability to give our users flexibility and more control over data collection. In general DC type signals (ie: Z0 and GSR) should only be low pass filtered. Bio-Potentials like ECG or EMG can be band-passed usually in the band of.5 100 Hz as an approximation. Ch #/GSR: These controls toggle the filter for the specified channel on and off. A check mark indicates that the filter for the corresponding channel is turned on. Ch #/GSR Type: These controls are used to choose which type of filter will be applied to the specified channel. The two options are Low Pass and Band Pass. Ch#/GSR Low Cutoff: These controls are used to set the Low Cutoff filter. This sets the Acquisition software to filter all data on the specified channel below the entered amount (in Hz.) Ch# High Cutoff: These controls are used to set the High Cutoff filters. This sets the Acquisition software to filter all data on the specified channel above the entered amount (in Hz.) 19

Sub-Section E: File Name Input Screen The File Name Input Screen prompts for a file name to save the data from the next acquisition session to. To do this: 1. Tap the File Name field with the stylus to place the cursor there. 2. Tap the keyboard image in the lower right hand corner of the PDA screen. 3. Enter the file name to save the data as. 4. Select the location to save the file to (default is SD Card.) 5. Press OK. File Name: This text field is used to determine the name of the file the data will be saved as. File Storage Location: This control determines the location to save the file to. The options are IPAQ File Storage (Internal memory of the PDA) and SD Card. 20

Sub-Section G: Acquisition Screen *Note, The acquisition screen will look different depending on Model selected in top level screen This is the main Acquisition Screen for the MW1000A. There are 5 tabs to choose from, 4 of which display data streams. Z0, dz/dt and ECG are the Bio acquisition channels and GSC is the GSC acquisition channel. Settings are the current acquisition settings. MW1000A acquisition screen Exit: This button is used to exit the Acquisition Screen. Start/Stop: This button begins and ends the acquisition process. Trig In: Indicator that displays state of trig in line, bright green=high, dark green=low. 21

This is the main Acquisition Screen for the MW3000A. There are 6 tabs to choose from, 4 of which display data streams. Ch1, Ch2 and Ch3 are the Bio acquisition channels and GSR is the GSR acquisition channel. Settings are the current acquisition settings and Gains displays the current gains selected MW3000A acquisition screen This screen displays the streamed acquired data. Ch2 and Ch3 are the same for their corresponding channels. Exit: This button is used to exit the Acquisition Screen. Start/Stop: This button begins and ends the acquisition process. Trig In: Indicator that displays state of trig in line, bright green=high, dark green=low. 22

GSC ChannelMW1000A and MW3000A This is the display for the GSC acquisition channel. This is the display for the GSR acquisition. As the data is acquired it is displayed in graph format here and the numeric GSR is displayed at the bottom. GSC (Volts): This display shows the current mean GSC in volts. GSC (us): This display shows the current mean GSC in micro Siemens. 23

This is the main Acquisition Screen for the MW5000A. There are 6 tabs to choose from, 4 of which display data streams. Ch1, Ch2 Ch3 and Ch4 are the Bio acquisition channels. Settings are the current acquisition settings and Gains displays the current gains selected MW5000A Acquisition Screen This screen displays the streamed acquired data. Ch1, Ch3 and Ch4 are the same for their corresponding channels. Exit: This button is used to exit the Acquisition Screen. Start/Stop: This button begins and ends the acquisition process. Trig In: Indicator that displays state of trig in line, bright green=high, dark green=low. 24

This is the main Acquisition Screen for the MW7000A. There are 6 tabs to choose from, 4 of which display data streams. Ch1, Ch2 Ch3 and Ch4 are the goniometer acquisition channels. Settings are the current acquisition settings and Gains displays the current gains selected MW7000A Acquisition Screen This screen displays the streamed acquired data. Ch1, Ch2, Ch3 and Ch4 are the same for their corresponding channels. Exit: This button is used to exit the Acquisition Screen. Start/Stop: This button begins and ends the acquisition process. Trig In: Indicator that displays state of trig in line, bright green=high, dark green=low. Ch # (Volts): This display shows the current mean value in volts 25

Acquisition Settings Display all units This display is the Acquisition Screen Settings Tab. This screen displays the settings previously determined under the Acquisition Setup Screen. This screen functions as a display only aside from Invert ECG. Epoch Number: This indicator displays the number of the Epoch currently running. Epoch Length (Sec): This indicator displays the length (in seconds) of the Epoch currently running. Epoch Name: This indicator displays the name of the Epoch currently running. Number of Epochs: This indicator displays the number of Epochs that will be run in the current session. Collection Mode: This indicator displays the Collection Mode that was chosen in the Acquisition Setup Screen. Target: This indicator displays where the data being acquired is being recorded. Invert ECG: This toggle inverts an ECG signal so the display shows it in the standard way. Trig In: Indicator that displays state of trig in line, bright green=high, dark green=low. Trigger: Indicator that display trigger mode selected File Path: This indicator displays the location and file name the acquired data is being saved to. 26

Section 3: Wi-Fi ACQ Sub-Section A: Hardware configuration Ethernet HOST PC Wireless Router MindWare Ambulatory Unit Wi-Fi operation setup 1. To transmit data from any MindWare ambulatory unit configure the network shown in the above diagram. 2. Verify Wi-Fi ACQ is installed on the Host PC. 3. Make sure that the Wi-Fi is enabled on the PDA and that both the host PC and the PDA are getting an IP address from the wireless router. They should have both an IP address in the range of 192.168.0.XXX. 27

Sub-Section B: Wi-Fi ACQ Installation 1. Run setup.exe on the installation CD and follow the directions for default installation settings. 2. Once Installed the icon for Wife ACQ will be in Programs Files/Mindware/Wi-Fi ACQ. 3. Run The Wi-Fi ACQ application. Sub-Section C: Wi-Fi ACQ Setup Wi-Fi ACQ setup screen This screen will be launched upon running the Wi-Fi ACQ executable. Run the PDA ACQ on the PDA and select Wi-Fi Host in target option. Press the acquire button and the following PDA Wi-Fi setup screen will be displayed. 28

Sub-Section D: Acquisition PDA ACQ Wi-Fi Transmit setup screen Wi-Fi ACQ (Host PC parameters) My IP: This displays the current IP address of the host PC. PDA 1 IP: This displays the IP address of the 1 st ambulatory unit PDA you want to communicate with. (Displayed on the PDA ACQ Wi-Fi setup screen shown above on the PDA screen.) PDA 2 IP: This displays the IP address of the 2 nd ambulatory unit PDA you want to communicate with. (Displayed on the PDA ACQ Wi-Fi setup screen shown above on the PDA screen.) Remote Port 1: Port address of the 1 st PDA (Displayed on the PDA ACQ Wi-Fi setup screen shown above on the PDA screen.) Remote Port 2: Port address of the 2 nd PDA (Displayed on the PDA ACQ Wi-Fi setup screen shown above on the PDA screen.) 29

*Note, when running Wi-Fi ACQ with 2 PDA s 2 separate ports should be chosen 828 and 808 are recommended. The PDA port number is changed by modifying the port.txt file in Programs Files/Mindware/PDA ACQ on the PDA. PDA 1 Unit Type: Selects the type of unit that is set as the 1 st MindWare Ambulatory Unit to communicate with. This will change what the naming of the channels for display in the data chart and for the header labels for use with the analysis applications. PDA 2 Unit Type: Selects the type of unit that is set as the 2 nd MindWare Ambulatory Unit to communicate with. This will change what the naming of the channels for display in the data chart and for the header labels for use with the analysis applications. Trigger Out Type: Selects what port or device to write out as a trigger bit. Options are none, parallel port or National Instruments DAQmx device line 0, and port 0. Output data path: Sets the default data path for the.mw data file which is the file that contains the raw data transmitted from the PDA to the host PC. 1. Enter the configuration data above on the Wi-Fi ACQ setup screen on the PDA. 2. When data is ready to be collected press the green Test TCP/IP button and acquire data on the Wi- Fi ACQ screen. 3. If an error appears the following screen will appear. 30

If connection is established both the PDA and Wi-Fi Host PC screens will change to the following. A prompt will appear for a name to save the file as on the Host PC. This is the transmitted.mw data file from the PDA. Wi-Fi ACQ Screen PDA ACQ TCP/IP waiting to acquire 31

After a file name has been entered and the above screen is shown, data can be collected on the PDA by pressing the start button on the Wi-Fi ACQ (host PC) acquisition screen. Data will start to scroll across the screen on the desktop PC and the PDA ACQ TCP/IP acquisition screen will change to the following PDA ACQ TCP/IP acquisition screen After the desired amount of data has been collected press the exit button on the Wi-Fi Acquisition screen. The host PC and PDA screens will revert to the Wi-Fi setup screens. When done collecting data hit the exit button on the host PC and return to main menu buttons on the PDA. 32