Digital signal processing and bioinstrumentation using labview, the new elvis benchtop platform, and biopac

Students interested in biomedical instrumentation and the signal processing of biomedical signals are sometimes at a disadvantage compared to a traditional electrical engineering student. They often have not had as many courses or as rigorous a treatment of many of the foundational topics important to instrumentation and signal processing. To help rectify this situation, we created a two-course bioengineering sequence that makes extensive use of Lab VIEW and ELVIS from National Instruments and various BIOPAC products. This paper includes a description of the courses, the associated lab exercises, student responses, and recommendations.