Difference between revisions of "Biosensor Array Body Temperature"

Revision as of 18:12, 11 April 2011

The goal of this sensor is to provide regular measurement of the user's core body temperature.

It has been decided to locate the sensor in the armpit of the user as placing it in the mouth presents a choking hazard during physical activities.
The sensor chosen is the TMP102 breakout board available from Sparkfun Electronics: [[1]]
- Advantages
  - Digital I/O means we can use flexible wires as opposed to more brittle thermocouple wire that can break if kinked.
  - Sparkfun provides a link to pre-existing Arduino code for this sensor hosted on the Wiring website: http://wiring.org.co/learning/libraries/tmp102sparkfun.html
  - Small enough to fit under a person's armpit
  - Reasonably fast response rate.
- Disadvantages
  - Bare PCB requires some kind of enclosure or other potection from sweat and other moisture.

Selection of rugged multi-conductor data/power cable.
- Four conductors needed
Selection of strain relief
Selection of plug type for connecting to the on-body base unit
- BNC?
Design and fabrication of sensor enclosure.
- 3/4" NPT Aluminum pipe fitting cap and 3/4" NPT Aluminum pipe fitting plug

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+The goal of this sensor is to provide regular measurement of the user's core body temperature.
+===Version 1.0===
+==Sensor Specifications==
+* It has been decided to locate the sensor in the armpit of the user as placing it in the mouth presents a choking hazard during physical activities.
+* The sensor chosen is the TMP102 breakout board available from Sparkfun Electronics: [[http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9418]]
+**'''Advantages'''
+***Digital I/O means we can use flexible wires as opposed to more brittle thermocouple wire that can break if kinked.
+***Sparkfun provides a link to pre-existing Arduino code for this sensor hosted on the Wiring website: http://wiring.org.co/learning/libraries/tmp102sparkfun.html
+***Small enough to fit under a person's armpit
+***Reasonably fast response rate.
+**'''Disadvantages'''
+***Bare PCB requires some kind of enclosure or other potection from sweat and other moisture.
+==Status==
+* Communications testing complete - 4/10/2011
+==To Be Completed==
+* Selection of rugged multi-conductor data/power cable.
+** Four conductors needed
+* Selection of strain relief
+* Selection of plug type for connecting to the on-body base unit
+** BNC?
+* Design and fabrication of sensor enclosure.
+** 3/4" NPT Aluminum pipe fitting cap and 3/4" NPT Aluminum pipe fitting plug
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