Portable electrocardiogram sensor monitoring system based on Body Area Network

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of Electrocardiogram (ECG) as a detection tool of the condition of human heartbeat is still considered difficult. So, the idea of implementing this sensor is to enhance the quality of service and to minimize the cost of using and maintaining by determining the best way in implementing and monitoring ECG sensor. This research proposes a novel approach to observe the condition of human heartbeat using ECG sensor with e-Health sensor and Raspberry Pi, mini single-board computer with robust capability, which acts as central processing unit. Those hardware sets were assembled to collect ECG voltage signals in human body. The signals are transmitted into the device and the data are stored in MySQL database for long-term monitoring access. The experimental results show effectiveness of this approach as it is successfully fulfill the idea of Body Area Network (BAN).