BIOPAC Systems, Inc. BioNomadix Logger, User Manual

Page 1: ...dix Logger User Manual Wearable Data Logging System for use with BioNomadix Transmitters and AcqKnowledge Software For Life Science Research Applications 42 Aero Camino Goleta CA 93117 Tel 805 685 0066 Fax 805 685 0067 ...

Page 2: ...Rate 11 Setting an Acquisition Length 11 Starting an Acquisition Manually 12 Starting an Acquisition at a Preset Time 12 Preflight Setting 13 Checking for RF Interference during an Acquisition 14 Using Multiple Loggers in Close Proximity 14 Optimizing Physical Configuration for Best Recordings 14 Placing Event Markers during an Acquisition 15 Manually Stopping an Acquisition 15 Adding an Audio Not...

Page 3: ...IOPAC MP160 150 unit and AcqKnowledge software for recording of live data only Data cannot be stored logged for future import on standard BioNomadix Transmitter Receiver modules and the physical range on the BioNomadix Transmitter Receiver pairs is also limited to 10 meters line of sight By contrast the BioNomadix Logger can be paired with up to three BioNomadix Transmitters allowing the subject f...

Page 4: ...n all screens except the Main Screen Navigation arrow for moving up the selected menu screen Aligns with second button Navigation arrow for moving down the selected menu screen Aligns with third button Navigation arrow for moving left for horizontal selections Aligns with second button in Date Time screens Navigation arrow for moving right for horizontal selections Aligns with third button in Date...

Page 5: ...rnal accelerometer add remove transmitters tap mode options recording duration and transmitter frequency channels See subsequent table Configure set the time and date enable disable Tap Interface turn on off alarms speaker microphone vibrate adjust backlight display brightness automatic power off interval User Alarms and USB Wakeup Acquire manual or scheduled data recordings See page 12 About disp...

Page 6: ...channel If multiple Loggers are used in close proximity for best results each Logger should be set to a unique RF channel to avoid interference between the Loggers Increments of 3 ranging from 2 77 Summary Screen Status and Warnings The Data Setup Summary screen displays a Status column indicating the readiness of the transmitter and in certain circumstances may display a warning to the left of th...

Page 7: ...figuration Check the Status column When waking from sleep to perform a Preflight see page 13 If any of the above warnings are present the logger will beep and or vibrate continuously until a button is pressed to dismiss the warning Using the Internal Accelerometer Use the Logger s built in internal accelerometer function for monitoring activity and detecting motion This data is logged with the oth...

Page 8: ...be accomplished by lightly striking or tapping the Logger unit The unit will vibrate beep briefly in response to the tap input Normally the default Tap Mode settings Tap Threshold Tap Time Tap Latency and Tap Window are sufficient for optimal response to the tap input However it may be necessary in certain cases to adjust these parameters in order to increase or decrease tap sensitivity These sett...

Page 9: ...on until the Logger displays the Pairing screen for the transmitter 4 The Pairing screen for the selected transmitter will be displayed and the ID button may be released on the transmitter Press the Select checkmark button on the Logger to accept pairing with the selected transmitter 5 The newly paired transmitter will appear as a new entry in the Data Setup menu Pairing status and transmitter bat...

Page 10: ...ptions for the paired transmitter by clicking the Select button Transmitter Options To access configurable options for the paired transmitter highlight the transmitter entry in the Data Setup menu and press the Select button This opens a menu of available options for the selected transmitter such as filtering acquisition rate modes and sample test waves These settings can be selected and adjusted ...

Page 11: ...nce RF interference will be displayed as spikes in the data While small amounts of RF interference should not be of much concern if there is too much RF interference the Logger may not be able to record all of the transmitted data The Check Data screen may be used to visually examine the steps used to reduce RF interference such as moving Logger closer to the transmitter changing the RF channel an...

Page 12: ... in progress The acquisition will be halted and data will be lost if the Logger is connected to a computer while a data acquisition is in progress Starting an Acquisition at a Preset Time An acquisition can be set to begin at a preset time by enabling the Acquire menu s Scheduler option and setting the desired Start Time To do this 1 Scroll to the Scheduler option and use the button to toggle the ...

Page 13: ...on screen showing transmitter status If an error is detected such as a transmitter not properly powered on the Logger will vibrate beep a warning This gives the user sufficient time to make a correction if necessary without aborting the acquisition To set up a Preflight interval 1 After setting a scheduled start time for an acquisition Steps 1 4 above scroll to the Preflight option Use the button ...

Page 14: ...aired transmitters with a Logger the Smart Center should be disconnected from the computer Conversely to use the transmitters with the Smart Center the Logger should be turned off Optimizing Physical Configuration for Best Recordings Unlike the standard BioNomadix receivers the Logger is a battery operated low power radio device designed for body area networks where the Loggers and transmitters ar...

Page 15: ...upward arrow press the Back button To save the completed portion of the aborted acquisition press the Select button To discard the acquisition press the Back button to return to the Main Screen Adding an Audio Note Add an audio note at any time during acquisition by holding down the rightmost microphone button Speak clearly in order for the built in Logger microphone to pick up the audio When fini...

Page 16: ...ervals are 30 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min 8 min Backlight Power Off Sets time interval before power turns off automatically Available intervals are 1 min 5 min 15 min 30 min A lower number will increase battery life Lock Screen On Off The Lock Screen prevents access to any of the Logger buttons during an active acquisition The lock can be set to engage after 2 5 10 or 20 seconds after the start of acqui...

Page 17: ...the right arrow button to advance to highlight Set and press the Select button 17 Scroll down to the Time Format and set to 12H or 24H as desired 18 Exit the Date Time menu by using the Back button Time Zone Adjustment If using the automatic Daylight Saving Time option set the Time Zone setting to the correct Greenwich Mean Time for your region For a map of GMT regions click here Setting the Time ...

Page 18: ...always jumps forward and falls back at 1AM If you don t want that specific auto adjustment or your country does not observe daylight savings time the automatic DST adjustment should be disabled To enable the Daylight Savings Time adjustment 1 In the Main screen press the down arrow button and scroll down to the Configure menu 2 Press the Select button 3 With Date Time highlighted press the Select ...

Page 19: ...yed back via Windows Media Player or other supported audio application Lock Screen The Lock Screen option is used for preventing unauthorized access or accidental triggering of the button display during acquisition When this is engaged a Screen Locked message will appear on the Logger acquisition screen If it becomes necessary to defeat the screen lock during the recording use the following steps ...

Page 20: ...nsmitters are powered on they will first search for any paired Logger If no paired Logger is found they will search for a paired receiver To use the transmitter with its receiver and an MP160 150 1 Turn off the transmitter 2 Turn off the paired BioNomadix Logger if on hold leftmost button to display the Options shortcut and select Power Off 3 Make sure the MP160 150 and receiver are powered on 4 T...

Page 21: ...cqKnowledge Log Import window Select the desired session s in the Import checklist and click the Import button To select or deselect all of the entries at the same time hold down the Alt Option key while clicking any of the Import checkboxes 4 Select the data channels to be imported into the new AcqKnowledge graph and click Import above right TIP You also have the option to selectively delete unwa...

Page 22: ... connection from the computer AcqKnowledge Menu Logger Options Several Logger related options become active in the AcqKnowledge MP menu when the Logger is connected Search for BioNomadix Loggers Manually searches for attached Logger devices If a mounted Logger is found the Logger palette will be displayed This menu option is only applicable when the Auto connect to BioNomadix Loggers option is unc...

Page 23: ...he alarm appears as fixed text on the Logger acquisition screen An audible alarm pulse vibration can be set up as a cue to the user to perform the required activity shown on the Logger acquisition screen Multiple user alarms for multiple or repeated activities can be set up quickly and accessed via the initial Logger import palette or the Configure BioNomadix Logger Alarms MP menu item Available O...

Page 24: ...m becomes active 5 If desired use the New Alarm button to create additional alarms to trigger at later times during the Logger acquisition 6 Click OK Remember The User Alarm time must fall within a time a Logger acquisition is taking place in order for the alarm to take effect Reviewing Imported Logger Events and Audio Notes Events and audio notes inserted during a Logger acquisition can be review...

Page 25: ...goniometer input Builtin ACCL Built in data Logger tri axis accelerometer BioNomadix Logger Specifications Weight 121 2 g Dimensions 9 42 cm x 5 76 cm x 2 3 cm Screen Color 6 cm diagonal Memory 8 GB Battery 1800 mAh Lithium ion Operating time 24 hours recording Transmitter Ultra low power 2 4 GHz bi directional digital RF transmitter Rate 2 kHz maximum 1 kHz maximum when any BN ACCL3 are paired 1 ...

Page 26: ... they can be used with the Logger Contact BIOPAC technical support for assistance Q During acquisitions I get a red progress bar and at completion I get a data lost message A A transmitter may be off or there may be RF interference interrupting communications between the Logger and transmitter Make sure all transmitters are charged and powered on Follow the guidelines for optimizing Logger and tra...

Page 27: ...C power for charging A This can happen if the Logger has not been used for a long period of time and the battery has become fully depleted In this case there may not be enough power for the Logger to self start If this occurs 1 Plug the Logger into mains power using the included AC power adapter 2 Power on the Logger by pressing and holding the leftmost button until the main menu appears 3 Verify ...

Page 28: ...icensed distributors been opened altered or defaced This warranty shall also be voidable by BIOPAC or its licensed distributors If 1 BIOPAC reasonably believes that the BioNomadix Logger system has been used in a manner that would violate the terms and conditions of a separate end user license agreement for system software or 2 the product is used with products not sold or licensed by BIOPAC You a...