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Plessey PS25003 EPIC Demonstration Kit.
Demonstration Kit Standard Components
PS25003
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Control and interface box (CIB).
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Control and interface box software (download from website).
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USB cable.
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2xPS25013 connector cables.
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Flying lead (2m long), 4mm plug to crocodile clip.
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Conductive sheet.
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User guide.
Demonstration Kit Sensor Options
The PS250003 is supplied with a choice of one of the following options:
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•
•
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2x PS25101 sensors, or
2x PS25102 sensors, or
2x Single channel demonstration boards with EPIC sensors*, or
1x Dual channel demonstration board with two EPIC sensors*
*
Various EPIC sensors are available on these demonstrator boards.
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User Guide Contents
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Introduction.
The EPIC sensors.
The Control and Interface Box.
The Control and Interface Box Software.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5.0
System Requirements
Software Installation
Software Use
Software Shutdown
Page
2
2
5
7
7
7
7
14
15
15
16
17
20
Example applications.
5.1
5.2
5.3
Obtaining an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal
Obtaining other physiological signals
Non-contact ECG
TERMS and CONDITIONS
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1.0
Introduction
The EPIC technology provides active electric potential sensors that may be used in a
range of applications.
This demonstration unit comprises a pair of EPIC active sensors and a Control and
Interface box (CIB). It is a flexible system that may be used to explore a range of
applications from electrophysiological signal detection such as ECG (EKG) and EEG
through to local electric field detection for applications such as motion sensing.
2.0
The EPIC sensors
The demonstration sets are supplied with either:
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•
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2x PS25101 sensors, or
2x PS25102 sensors, or
2x Single channel demonstration boards with EPIC sensors*, or
1x Dual channel demonstration board with two EPIC sensors*
* Various EPIC sensors are available on these demonstrator boards
PS25101 and PS25102: These are metal body sensors. Each is terminated by a
1.5m cable and a four pin DIN plug. The DIN plug attaches directly to the inputs of
the PS25003 Control/Interface box. This sensor style is depicted below:
PS25101 or PS25102 Metal Body Sensor Showing Front and Back, Cable and Plug
The alternative sensor type to the metal body sensor is the so called ‘Compact
Sensor’. An example is shown in the images below:
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PS25201B Compact Sensor Showing Front and Back
These compact sensors are intended for surface mount in a finished system. This
style of sensor is not directly suitable for connection to the Control/Interface Box and
so these sensors are supplied on small demonstration boards that are terminated by
a robust socket. Single channel and dual channel boards are available. The image
below shows examples of these two board types:
Single Channel Demonstration Board Carrying a Compact Sensor
Dual Channel Demonstration Board Carrying Two Compact Sensors
The demonstration boards are connected to the Control/Interface Box by two
PS25013 cables (supplied). These are terminated by a four pin DIN plug that
attaches directly to the inputs of the PS25003 Control/Interface box.
The details of the sensors and demonstration boards is summarised in the table
below:
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Sensor Options
Body
Style
Lower
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
200mHz
20kHz
20kHz
20kHz
20kHz
10kHz
50
10
10
50
50
10kHz
50
20kHz
10
10kHz
50
Cable + DIN
Cable +DIN
Socket
Socket
Socket
Socket
Socket
Socket
PS25013 cables
(supplied)
2x PS25013
cables(supplied)
PS25013 cables
(supplied)
2x PS25013
cables(supplied)
PS25013 cables
(supplied)
2x PS25013
cables(supplied)
Upper
Metal
Metal
Demo
board
Demo
board
Demo
board
Demo
board
Demo
board
Demo
board
PS25401B
Non-contact
PS25401B
Non-contact
PS25203B
Contact /
non-contact
PS25203B
Contact /
non-contact
PS25201B
Contact /
non-contact
PS25201B
Contact /
non-contact
N/A
Contact /
non-contact
N/A
Contact /
non-contact
Mounted
sensor
Sensor
Type
Freq. Range (-3dB)
Voltage
Gain
Termination
Supplementary
Component
Supplied
Sensor
Supplied
Quantity
Channels
PS25101
2
Single
PS25102
2
Single
PS25012A1
2
Single
PS25012B1
1
Dual
PS25012A3
2
Single
PS25012B3
1
Dual
PS25014A1
2
Single
PS25014B1
1
Dual
