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Fig. 1: PhysioGear I with Battery Pack
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Each System Includes:
1 PhysioMeter (PGPM110 or PGPM120)
1 Intelligent Battery Pack
2 Rechargeable batteries V286 7.2 Li-Ion
1 Battery Charger
MSI Bluetooth® Dongle with Drivers and Utilities
PhysioView Data Acquisition Software
PhysioMeter
Pocket single and dual channel flowmeters have temperature measurement capability. The unit is 14 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.4 cm, ~260 grams, and fits in a
standard size animal jacket pocket. Removable cover gives access to flowprobe power lead connections. Power is derived from the rechargeable battery pack.
The Bluetooth® signal transmission range is 15 meters minimum.
Intelligent Battery Pack
The matching battery case holds two reliably rechargeable Li-Ion batteries, 7.2 volts, 1350 mAH, for combined nine hours of uninterrupted measurements. Low
power LEDs indicate which battery is in use and low battery voltage. The unit automatically switches when the battery level drops to too low. Weight and size
of the battery pack is consistent with the PhysioMeter for even distribution on the animal subject.
Bluetooth® Dongle
The MSI Bluetooth® dongle is the receiver “antenna” which plugs into the USB port of the computer for data collection. The wireless communication equipment
operates at a worldwide available standard 2.4 GHz frequency band.
PhysioView Data Acquisition Software
The user interface activates and turns on the PhysioMeter once the wireless connection is established with the computer.
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Data Display
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Real time pulsatile flow @ 128 Hz sampling
Mean flow for each channel
Temperature
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Signal Display
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Battery 1 & 2 voltages
Bluetooth® transmission quality
Flowprobe 1 & 2 Received Signal Amplitude
Received Data Integrity
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Info Display
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Connection Status
PhysioMeter ID
Flowprobe serial # & scale
File Name
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Active Controls
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Preview Data
Start Recording
Invert Flow Polarity
Set timer for periodic recording
Export data (CSV ASCII format)
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PC Requirements
Windows2000 Professional; Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
(on board) sound card
– CD drive
– USB port
40 MB hard disk space per PhysioMeter per hour
PhysioRoute Driver
This background ActiveX program will be the acquisition software under development.
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