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Sensing Development Kit

Sensing Development Kit

Regular price $849.00 USD
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Our fabric-based sensors are among the best when considering next-to-skin sensing. Our sensing suite spans IMU, ECG, EMG, pressure, and temperature sensing capabilities for all applications. The sensor types vary from knitted, woven, silicone and printed versions with varied specifications. Our toolkit also includes our popular interconnectors and data transmission cables for high-speed transfer of information. The sensors used can be treated no differently to traditional electronic sensors, and can be configured with most micro controllers. A functionality testing kit will also be included, to support the testing of all sensors included in the kit.

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What’s in the Kit?

Components Qty
Knitted sensors 2
Woven sensors 2
Silicone sensors 2
Pressure sensor 2
Printed sensors 2
Respiration sensor 1
Mechanical connectors 2
Snap connectors 2
3m Conductive pathway 2
High-speed data cables 2
Functionality kit 1

[1] Electrodes
Tech Specfications:
The ANSI EC12 Test Parameters for the Electrode types

Parameter Conductive Woven Conductive Knitted Silicone
AC Impedance 9.7Ω (+/- 0.5Ω) 12.3Ω (+/- 0.5Ω) 608Ω (+/- 5Ω)
DC Offset Voltage 2.0mV (+/- 0.2mV) 2.0mV (+/- 0.2mV) 0.8mV (+/- 0.2mV)
Impedance after SDR 9.7Ω (+/- 0.5Ω) 12.3Ω (+/- 0.5Ω) 288Ω (+/- 5Ω)
Bias Current Tolerance 0.2mV (+/- 0.1mV) 0.2mV (+/- 0.1mV) 0.3mV (+/- 0.1mV)
Combined Offset Instability and Internal Noise 42.9uvpp (+/- 5uvpp) 49.3uvpp (+/- 5uvpp) 142uvpp (+/- 10uvpp)

[2] Connectors

User cases:

Type Application
Mechanical/Snap/
Magnetic Connector
  • To transfer power, digital, and analog data signals. E.g.:
  • 1. Transfer power from detachable battery modules to heating elements embedded in wearable garments (7.4v, ~3A)
  • 2. Transfer analog raw ECG signals from electrodes to detachable processing modules.
  • 3. Transfer digital data signals with protocols such as I2C to detachable modules.
JST Connectors
  • To transfer power and data within soft goods as well as to external accessories. E.g.:
  • 1. Connect multiple sensors to brain node.

[3] Conductive pathways

Tech Specifications:

Both TPU based and Elastic based conductive pathways are knitted and laid down according to a modified sinewave pattern to withstand mechanical forces.

Wire Specs:

Conductive Filaments Non-Conductive Filament Insulation Resistance (Ω/m)
19 x 0.05 150D Nylon FEP 0.4 Ω/m

Operating instructions

Download Instruction Manual, connection diagrams and code samples

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