Department of AE&IE

Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory (Experiment 4)

EXPERIMENT NO.4
AIM: To generate simulated ECG signal using LabVIEW.
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With Noise
Without Noise
Adjust its parameters

APPARATUS REQUIRED: PC, LabVIEW 8.5.

THEORY:
ECG is the electrical activity associated with functioning of the heart. ECG is quasi periodically,
rhythmically repeating signal synchronized by the function of heart which acts as a generator of
bioelectric events. Human heart is divided into four chambers i.e. atrium (right &left) and
ventricle (right &left).
FUNCTION OF HEART:
Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from veins and pumps into right ventricle. Right
ventricle pumps blood into the lungs where blood is oxygenated. This oxygenated blood enters
left atrium and pumps into left ventricle. This left ventricle pumps the oxygenated blood into
different parts of body.
The P waves, QRS complex and T wave reflects the rhythmic electrical depolarization and
repolarization of myo-cardium associated with contraction and relaxation of atria and ventricles.
NORMAL VALUES
PARAMETERS:

OF

AMPLITUDE

AND

DURATION

OF

IMPORTANT

P-wave=0.25mV;
R-wave=1.6mV;
Q-wave=25% of R wave;
T-wave=0.1% of Q wave to 0.5V

DURATION OF NORMAL VALUES:

PR interval -0.1 to 2.2 seconds

QT interval - 0.35 to 0.44 seconds
ST interval 0.05 to 0.15 seconds
P segment or P wave interval 0.11 seconds

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1. The PR and PQ interval measured from the beginning of P wave consecutive of R and Q
wave respectively. It marks the time that an impulse take to reach ventricles.
2. QRS interval represents the time in which heart impulse travels through inter-ventricular
system.
3. QT interval is period of 1 complete ventricular contraction.
4. P wave represents repolarization of both ventricles.
5. P waves occur due to depolarization of atrial.
6. QRS complex is a result of atrial repolarization and ventricular depolarization
simultaneously.
7. T-wave is due to ventricular repolarization.
BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Front panel (out put)

Block diagram(input)

Fig.4.1: Simulated ECG signal.

PROCEDURE:
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Open LabVIEW 8.5.

Select blank VI.
Press ctrl+T to open the front panel and Block diagram window of VI.
Right click on block diagram window to open the LAB VIEW tool menu.
Go to biomedical application, select bio signals select the generation option and select
simulated ECG signal.

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6. Drag and drop simulated ECG block in the block diagram window. This option opens
parameters panels for simulated ECG signal.
7. Adjust parameters like:
a. Heart rate in bpm.
b. PQRS wave action duration
c. QRST duration
8. Deselect add noise option.
9. To view graph, right select on data in the simulated ECG block and select create, to create
a graph indication. This creates a graph in front panel of VI.
10. To put the simulated ECG in infinite loop, right click on block diagram window. Select
programming in LAB VIEW box tool menu.
11. Select structure option & in structures select while loop.
12. Right click to create a control for while loop.
13. Double click on simulated ECG block on block diagram window. This opens the
parameters panel for simulated ECG signal.
14. Select add noise option to add noise to ECG signal.
15. Run the program to view the ECG signal in front panel graph indicator.
RESULT:
The desired simulated ECG signal has been produced using LabVIEW for both with and without
noise.

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