AFE4490

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9 Applications and Implementation

NOTE
Information in the following applications sections is not part of the TI component
specification, and TI does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. TI’s customers are
responsible for determining suitability of components for their purposes. Customers should
validate and test their design implementation to confirm system functionality.

9.1 Application Information

The AFE4490 can be used for measuring SPO2 and for monitoring heart rate. The high dynamic range of the
device enables measuring SPO2 with a high degree of accuracy even under low-perfusion (ac-to-dc ratio)
conditions. An SPO2 measurement system involves two different wavelength LEDs—usually Red and IR. By
computing the ratio of the ac to dc at the two different wavelengths, the SPO2 can be calculated. Heart rate
monitoring systems can also benefit from the high dynamic range of the device, which enables capturing a high-
fidelity pulsating signal even in cases where the signal strength is low.
For more information on application guidelines, refer to the AFE44x0SPO2EVM User's Guide (SLAU480).

9.2 Typical Application

Device connections in a typical application are shown in Figure 131. Refer to the AFE44x0SPO2EVM User's
Guide (SLAU480) for more details. The schematic in Figure 131 is a part of the AFE44x0SPO2EVM and shows a
cabled application in which the LEDs and photodiode are connected to the AFE4490 through a cable. However,
in an application without cables, the LEDs and photodiode can be directly connected to the TXP, TXN and INP,
INN pins directly, as shown in the Design Requirements section.
C6 Y1 C7
1 2

18 pF 8 MHz 18 pF
0Ω
0Ω
R17
R16

TP11
130 Ω
130 Ω

R15 0 Ω
XIN_MSP
DNI
RX_DIG_SUP
RX_ANA_SUP
R20
R22

C10
C9 0.1 µF
0.1 µF
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31

RX_ANA_SUP U1 RX_DIG_SUP
AFE4400
VCM_SHIELD TP6
XOUT
RX_ANA_GND

XIN

RX_ANA_GND

RX_OUTN
RX_ANA_SUP

RX_OUTP

RX_ANA_SUP
RX_DIG_GND
RX_DIG_SUP

DET_N
TP8
3

R98
TP12 10 kΩ
2 1 TP13

D1 R24 0 Ω IN_N 1 30 R23 10 Ω

INM CLK_OUT AFE_CLKOUT
BAV99W-7-F R27 0 Ω IN_P 2 29
TP7 INP RESETZ AFE_RESETZ
75 V 3 28
RX_ANA_GND ADC_RDY ADC_RDY
VCM_AFE 4 27
VCM SPI_STE STE
R32 130 Ω 5 26
DNC SPI_SIMO SIMO
R36 130 Ω 6 25
R28 DNC SPI_SOMI SOMI
R40 130 Ω 7 24
BG SPI_CLK SCLK
DET_P 1.00 kΩ 8 23
VSS PD_ALM PD_ALM
9 22
3

RSVD LED_ALM LED_ALM

TP14 R41 130 Ω 10 21
LED_DRV_GND
LED_DRV_GND

LED_DRV_GND

DNC DIAG_END DIAG_END

LED_DRV_SUP
LED_DRV_SUP
TX_CTRL_SUP

NellCor DS-100A PulseOx Connectors 2 1 C12

RX_DIG_GND

0.01 µF VBG TP20

AFE_PDNZ

D2
DB9-F BAV99W-7-F C41 C42
TXM
TXP

J2 75 V 2.2 µF 2.2 µF
EP

5
9
4
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

41
11

8
10 3
7
11 2 AFE_PDNZ
AFE_PDNZ
6
1 TX_CTRL_SUP LED_DRV_SUP

DB9-F-TP
C16 C15
LED_DRV_SUP 0.1 µF 1 µF

TP22

TX_LED_N R44 0Ω TX_N

TP17 Jumper
3

TP25
2 1

D3
BAV99W-7-F
75 V

TX_LED_P R48 0Ω TX_P

Jumper
3

TP23
2 1
TP30
D4
BAV99W-7-F
75 V

NOTE: The following signals must be considered as two sets of differential pains and routed as adjacent signals within each pair:
TXM, TXP and INM, INP.
INM and INP must be guarded with VCM_SHIELD the signal. Run the VCM_SHIELD signal to the DB9 connector and back to the device.

Figure 131. AFE44x0SPO2EVM: Connections to the AFE4490

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