The microMedic Contest Kits are designed to inspire you with some initial application ideas you may use to participate in the 2013 National microMedic Contest. The judging criteria do not require the kit or favor a specific microcontroller.
At first look it might appear that the microMedic kit is an odd collection of hardware, yet the components in this kit can be combined to build some interesting projects. For example, the pressure sensor may be used with the handheld nebulizer or blood pressure cuff. The magnets may be used with the reed switch and Hall-effect sensor. The 4-digit seven-segment display may show heart rate from the Polar heart rate receiver. The ColorPal may read the pH test strips.
Development Board Options
The microMedic Kits are offered in two versions, with different microcontroller development platforms:
microMedic Kit with Propeller Board of Education (#910-60000)
- Propeller Board of Education product page (#32900)
- Getting Started with the Propeller Board of Education tutorial
microMedic Kit with Board of Education Shield (for Arduino) (#910-60002)
(Note that the Arduino module is not included)
Additional Kit Contents
In addition to the development platform, each kit has a the following set of sensors, accessories and components. Links are provided to documentation and example code, where available.
4-Directional Tilt Sensor
Polar WearLink Heart Rate Transmitter and Receiver
ColorPAL Color Sensor
- Parallax store product page (#28380)
- Propeller Board of Education Spin-language Demo with VGA
- ColorPAL Arduino Demo for Board of Education Shield
10 Segment LED Bar Graph
- LiteOn Optoelectronics Light Bar/Array:1X10:LTA-1000G Datasheet (offsite)
- Pressure Sensor and 10-segment LED Bar Graph Propeller Spin Demo
4-Digit 7-Segment LED Display
Magnetic Reed Switch
LM358 Dual Op-Amp IC
LM34 TO92 Temperature Sensor
- Parallax store product page (#604-00011)
- LM34 Temperature Sensor Propeller Spin Demo
- LM34 Temperature Sensor Arduino Demo
TSL235R-LF Light-to-Frequency Converter
Piezo Film Sensor Vibra Tab
Melexis 90217 Hall-Effect Sensor
Magnet, Round, 3/8" Diameter x 1/8" Thick
Pressure Sensor
- Freescale MPX5010 Datasheet (offsite)
- Pressure Sensor and 10-segment LED Bar Graph Propeller Spin Demo
- Pressure Sensor Arduino Demo for Board of Education Shield
Handheld Nebulizer
MTR Manual Blood Pressure Cuff
SpO2 Finger Sensor
- Nellcor SpO2 Finger Sensor Disposable from Med-Tech Resources (offsite)
- SpO2 Sensor Propeller Spin Demo
Universal pH Test Paper
Siemens Urinalysis Strips
- Siemens Multistix® 10 SG Reagent strips for Urinalysis product page (offsite)
- Urinalysis Test Strip Color Chart
Remote Control, Universal
- Parallax store product page (#020-00001)
- IR Remote-Controlled Shield-Bot Project
- IR Remote Propeller Spin Demo
- IR Remote Control Arduino Demo
Infrared Receiver
- Parallax store product page (#350-00014)
- IR Remote-Controlled Shield-Bot Project
- IR Remote Control Arduino Demo
- IR Remote Propeller Spin Demo
Infrared Transmitter LED Assembly
- Parallax store product page (#350-00017)
- IR Remote-Controlled Shield-Bot Project
- IR Remote Control Arduino Demo
- IR Remote Propeller Spin Demo
Resistor, 10 kΩ, 5%, 1/4W (Qty 10)
Resistor, 220 Ω, 5%, 1/4W (Qty 25)
Capacitor, 0.1µF mono radial (Qty 4)
3-pin Male/Male Single-Row Header
3.3 V Zener Diode
3-pin Power-Signal-Ground Extension Cable, 12”
Jumper Wires, Female/Male, 10-pack
- (#800-00037, not sold separately)