Overview / Usage

In recent years, with the technological advancements in healthcare electronics, we see a number of digital data acquisition devices that can monitor certain body parameters of a patient and alert the concerned person in case of an emergency. However, if one desires to monitor multiple body parameters, they are forced to use multiple data acquisition devices. This determines the need for a platform that will allow users to configure their own digital data acquisition device and monitor their health parameters in real-time. This paper discusses the architecture and design flow of a Tele-Health Monitoring (THM) platform using effective usage of the computation power and various inbuilt peripherals of STM32 microcontroller that will allow users to have a reliable and interactive health monitoring system. The proposed platform provides a channel to interface various health sensors and data acquisition devices such that the individual himself or an authorized health provider can monitor and analyze the physical activity of an individual on regular basis. This platform finds great use in cases where patients are under transportation, homecare or frequent health checkup.