RLado / EKG-EMG-Reader

Python interface for Olimex SHIELD-EKG-EMG.

EKG/EMG Reader

Python interface for Olimex SHIELD-EKG-EMG.

This simple python module has been designed to interface with an Olimex SHIELD-EKG-EMG connected to an Arduino via serial. The aim of this project is to create a open source alternative inteface given that I was not able to find any other open source alternatives for linux. (However this should work on Windows as well)

Dependencies

To run this project you will need to install pyserial and matplotlib by writing on your command line:

pip3 install pyserial
pip3 install matplotlib

How to use

Then to run a demo use (changing the serial port if needed):

python3 EkgEmgViewer.py -p /dev/ttyACM0 -b 57600

The project can also be used just as a serial reader/parser, just import the module like so:

from EkgEmgReader import EkgEmgReader

then:

#Create a serial object
ekgSer=EkgEmgReader.serial_ekg(port=args.port,baudrate=args.baud,timeout=1)

#From here on its a good idea to use a loop
#Read a serial package communication
ekgSer.read_packet()
        #If there was no reading error print the package count and the X channels value
        if not ekgSer.packet.read_error:
            print(ekgSer.packet.packet_count)
            print(ekgSer.packet.channel)

Contribute

Feel free to send a pull request my way or fork the repo. If this helps you create something cool I'd appreciate if you let me know.

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Shield and other resources: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/Shields/SHIELD-EKG-EMG/open-source-hardware