Interfacing the IBM-PC to Medical Equipment: The Art of Serial Communication

Book info: Interfacing the IBM-PC to Medical Equipment: The Art of Serial Communication (Hardcover, 428 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 1995. Language: English.

This book describes the techniques used for interfacing a PC to a range of medical equipment used internationally in the areas of anesthesia, intensive care, surgery, respiratory medicine and physiology. The first part of the book addresses serial interface, including the RS-232 Standard, transmission of data, and an introduction to serial-interface programming using Microsoft QuickBASIC. The second looks at electrical safety, and the use of Kermit and data analysis. Finally, the third part of this volume considers the practical aspects of interfacing a PC to a wide range of equipment and includes example programs for collecting data and in some cases for controlling the equipment directly. From the Back Cover As computerisation in the medical environment has increased, so the advantages of storage and computer analysis of data from various monitoring and measuring equipment have become well recognised. Most medical monitoring and measurement equipment now supports an RS-232 serial interface and therefore allows data to be accessed directly by computer as well as enabling the computer to have control in its turn over the monitoring equipment. This book describes the techniques used for interfacing a PC to a range of medical equipment used internationally in the areas of anaesthesia, intensive care, surgery, respiratory medicine and physiology. This essential practical information constitutes a valuable resource for a very broad audience of PC and measurement equipment users in the medical field.