Patient Monitoring Interface Pin Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing patient monitoring systems lack an efficient interface to communicatively couple physiological monitoring modules with platform devices, hindering seamless data transfer and power supply, which is crucial for accurate and reliable physiological parameter monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A patient monitoring platform interface with a 20-pin configuration that enables electrical and communicative coupling, including UART communication, diagnostic information, regulated and unregulated power, USB specifications, and grounding, to facilitate the connection between monitoring modules and platform devices, ensuring reliable data transfer and power supply.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a patient monitoring platform interface is provided to communicatively couple a patient monitoring platform device to a monitoring module, then data transfer and power supply are enabled, but device complexity increases due to the 20-pin configuration requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple functional pin groups: power pins (VCC, GND), communication pins (UART RX/TX, I2C SDA/SCL, SPI), and control pins (RESET, INT). This segmentation allows each pin to be optimized for its specific function, ensuring reliable data transfer while maintaining organized complexity through functional categorization.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface supports multiple communication protocols (UART, I2C, SPI) and power configurations through a single 20-pin connector. This multi-functionality enables the same physical interface to handle various data transfer requirements and power supply scenarios, improving reliability without requiring multiple separate connectors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication protocols are supported through the interface, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple pin configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The 20-pin interface is designed to support multiple communication protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN) simultaneously through dedicated pin assignments. Each protocol has its own designated pins, allowing the interface to adapt to different communication requirements without requiring physical reconfiguration or additional connectors.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface allows dynamic selection of communication protocols through software configuration. The physical pinout remains fixed, but the functional assignment can be dynamically changed based on the monitoring module requirements, providing adaptability without increasing physical complexity.
3Reliability
If diagnostic information is included in the interface, then system reliability is improved through better device coupling verification, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface includes dedicated diagnostic pins that provide feedback about device coupling status, power supply conditions, and communication integrity. This feedback mechanism allows the system to verify proper connection and detect faults automatically, improving reliability through real-time monitoring without requiring complex manual verification procedures.
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AI summary
Physical monitoring systems are disclosed which may include a platform interface between a platform device and a monitoring module. The platform interface may allow physiological information from a patient such as sensor signal data, physiological trend data, other suitable data, or combinations thereof to be communicated from the monitoring module to the platform device. The platform interface may include a connector with pins configured to receive UART communications, transmit UART communications, communicate diagnostic information, be coupled to a ground, be coupled to a serial clock, receive serial data, transmit serial data, be coupled to a regulated power supply, be coupled to an unregulated power supply, communicate using USB standard, communicate using any other suitable standards, perform any other suitable functions, or any combinations thereof. The monitoring module may connect directly to the platform device, or a wired cable with suitable connectors may be used to electrically couple the monitoring module to the platform device.