Microprocessor systems in medicine | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Microprocessor systems in medicine (17.BMI103)

Native organizations units: Department of Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Biomedical Engineering (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Ortopedija i traumatologija Electronics
ECTS	5

The objective of the course is to teach the students modeling, modular design, simulation and implementation of computer hardware and design and testing of application software in high level programming language for intelligent, microprocessor based medical devices.

Student who successfully completes the course will be able to perform the following tasks for a specified, low complexity, microprocessor based medical device: - Design, simulate and implement hardware based on the given specification. - Model, design, simulate and implement applicative software in a high level programming language. - Integrate hardware and software components and test functionality of implemented intelligent medical device.

Design of intelligent, microprocessor and microcontroller based medical devices. Use of software tools in design and simulation of microcomputer systems. Structure of embedded systems software. Design, implementation and testing of applicative system programs. Use of high level programming languages and software tools in design and implementation of microcomputer software. Microcontroller interface with input / output devices used in medicine. Introduction to real time embedded systems. Real examples of embedded systems in medical devices. Communication and networking of microcontrollers with medical instrumentation.

Lectures, auditory exercises, laboratory exercises, consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Manuel Jiménez, Rogelio Palomera, Isidoro Couvertier	Introduction to Embedded Systems Using Microcontrollers and the MSP430	2014	Springer	English
Tim Wilmshurst	Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers	2009	Newnes	English
Ramesh Gaonkar	The Fundamentals of Microcontrollers and Applications in Embedded Systems with PIC	2007	Thomson Delmar Learning	English