Development of Modular Laboratory Equipment for Instruction in Biomedical Instrumentation

Modularized hardware for use in laboratory instruction of biomedical instrumentation is described. It consists of a mainframe and a variety of instrument modules performing elementary signal processing functions which can be inserted into the mainframe and appropriately interconnected to synthesize biomedical instrumentation. The use of modular hardware as described offers pedagogical as well as economical benefits over the use of commercially available biomedical equipment in laboratory instruction in biomedical instrumentation.