ads1299 using ac lead off. how to check the lead off status?
Hi. I am working on 24ch eeg device with ads1299 chip.
And I need to check the impedance of leads.
my ads1299 setting is..
24 channels of lead connected to [-] input and all [+] input is connected to one reference
so I set the ads1299 LOFF register to 0x03(ac Fdr/4). In my case, it is 125Hz
and LOFF_SENSP to 0(zero) and LOFF_SENSN to 0xFF
I got datas in my pc and analyzed it with FFT
I expected that there shold be a power(?) in range of 125Hz only when lead is connected to reference
but I also got a amplitudes in other channels which are not connected. other channels have 125Hz signal.
I thought that chennels affected by all [+] input tied one reference.
Is it working right? so I thought that I dont need FFT to check the lead off status. is it right?
I just calculate the impedance with only Vrms and current.
have two questions.
one. Do I need to FFT to know lead off status?
two. when measure the real eeg data, do I turn off the ac lead off function?
thanks.
have a good day.
Comments
http://openbci.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/84/ads1299-electrode-impedance-measurement-algorithm
OpenBCI is not using the ADS1299 hardware Lead Off. That is more commonly used in ECG setups. Instead the signal injection impedance measurement technique (described above) is used. But it is not enabled continuously, only when impedance is desired. One downside of leaving it on continuously is that it drops the amp input impedance from 1 Gohm to 500 Mohm.
If you are just interested in realtime monitoring for lead off, and not interested in the impedances, the ADS1299 hardware lead off might work. But OpenBCI does not use that at the moment.
Also,
http://eeghacker.blogspot.com/2014/04/openbci-measuring-electrode-impedance.html