Hoarder Board
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The main purpose of the Hoarder board aka Swiss Army Knife (SAK) [1] is the collection and preprocessing of sensor data. It was designed as part of the Every Sign of Life project out of MIT Media Laboratory.
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Hardware Specifications
| Sensing: | Sensing via daughter board connector to include EKG, EMG, EEG, skin conductance, and temperature |
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| I/O: |
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| Radios: |
Radiometrix 2-way half duplex FM Radio module (BiM2)
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| CPU: |
PIC16F877 20-MHz microcontroller
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| Storage: | Compact flash up to 1GB |
Applications
Personal health-monitoring
Power
Power supply
- 4 AAA rechargeable or alkaline batteries without power regulator
- optional 5V power regulator for other battery or power adapter configurations
- sharing power on MITHRIL network
Software
- Programmed using PICSTART Plus
- PIC Code -- written in CCS C; contains working code used in several projects
- PC Code -- applications to exchange data and reprogram board
(code may be downloaded via Hoarder Board homepage)
Additional Information
- Hoarder aka Swiss Army Knife (SAK) board homepage
- Quantifying the Relationship between Real Life Moment-to-Moment Activities and Physiological Signals
- The Media Lab
Papers
- Gerasimov, V. and Selker, T. and Bender, W., Sensing and effecting environment with extremity computing devices, Motorola Offspring, vol 1, No.1, 2002
References
- Back to Sensors Page
- Back to Body Sensor Networks Page
- Back to Main Page
