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Interfacing the IBM-PC to medical equipment : the art of serial communication / R.W.D. Nickalls, R. Ramasubramanian ; with invited contribution by R. Hall, F. Jahan, J.P. McCarthy.

Title
Interfacing the IBM-PC to medical equipment : the art of serial communication / R.W.D. Nickalls, R. Ramasubramanian ; with invited contribution by R. Hall, F. Jahan, J.P. McCarthy.
Author
Nickalls, R. W. D.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1995.

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Additional Authors
Ramasubramanian, R
Subject
  • Medical instruments and apparatus > Data processing
  • Interface circuits
  • IBM Personal Computer
  • Computerized instruments
  • Patient monitoring > Data processing
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-393) and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. The Serial Interface. 1. The RS-232 Standard. 2. Transmission of data. 3. Flow control. 4. The PC serial interface. 5. Serial interface programming in QuickBASIC -- Pt. II. Miscellaneous Topics. 6. Kermit. 7. Electrical safety and the PC. 8. Data analysis -- Pt. III. The Equipment. 9. The Ohmeda 3700 and 3740 pulse oximeters. 10. The Nellcor N-200E pulse oximeter. 11. The Novametrix 515A pulse oximeter. 12. The Minolta Pulsox-7 pulse oximeter. 13. The Datex Cardiocap II and Capnomac Ultima series of monitors. 14. The Graseby 3400 syringe pump. 15. The Ohmeda 9000 syringe pump. 16. The Vitalograph Compact II spirometer. 17. The Ohmeda 7800 ventilator. 18. The Drager Evita intensive care ventilator -- Appendix 1: ASCII control and graphic characters -- Appendix 2: Serial port connector pin-outs -- Appendix 3: Key codes -- Appendix 4: The null modem -- Appendix 5: Program for a device simulator -- Appendix 6: QuickBASIC 4.5 OPEN and OPEN COM statements -- Appendix 7: Plotting data using GNUPLOT.
  • Appendix 8: Binary and hexadecimal notation.
ISBN
0521462800
LCCN
94019246
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries