Protocol Analyzer System And Method For Medical Monitoring Module
A protocol analyzer and a host simulator for a medical monitoring module testing system are provided. The protocol analyzer may monitor communication in a first protocol from the medical monitoring module to a host or host simulator. The protocol analyzer may parse and display the messages of the first protocol on a display of a computer. The host simulator may receive data from the medical monitoring module and display data corresponding to a physiological parameter on the display.
1 . A tangible computer-readable medium, comprising code adapted to:
monitor communication in a first protocol between a medical monitoring module and a first device, wherein the medical monitoring module and the first device are coupled to an evaluation board; and
display messages of the first protocol on a display of the first device.
2 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to cause a display to display text corresponding to the messages of the first protocol.
3 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to filter the messages based on the contents of the messages.
4 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to filter messages based on a source of the messages.
5 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to send messages in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module.
6 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to cause the messages to be stored in a log file.
7 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 6 , comprising code adapted to playback messages from the log file to the medical monitoring module.
8 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising code adapted to transmit messages in the first protocol to the first device.
9 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a host simulator.
10 . The tangible computer-readable medium, wherein the first device comprises a medical monitor.
11 . The tangible computer-readable medium, wherein the first protocol comprises Standard Host Interface Protocol.
12 . A tangible computer-readable medium, comprising code adapted to
receive data in a first protocol from a medical monitoring module coupled to an evaluation board;
transmit data in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module from a computer coupled to the evaluation board; and
display data corresponding to a physiological parameter received from the medical monitoring module on a display of the computer.
13 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12 , comprising code adapted to cause a display of the computer to display a plethysmographic waveform based on the data received from the medical monitoring module on the display of the computer.
14 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12 , comprising code adapted to send messages in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module.
15 . The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12 , comprising code adapted to cause a display of the computer to display a numeric SpO2 value, a numeric BPM value, or a combination thereof on the display of the computer.
16 . A computer, comprising:
a display;
a host simulator configured to receive data corresponding to a physiological parameter from a medical monitoring module coupled to the computer by an evaluation board, and further configured to display data corresponding to the physiological parameter on the display; and
a protocol analyzer configured to monitor messages in a first protocol sent from the medical monitoring module to the host simulator and display the messages on the display.
17 . The computer of claim 16 , wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to monitor messages in the first protocol sent from the host simulator to the module.
18 . The computer of claim 16 , wherein the first protocol comprises Standard Host Interface Protocol.
19 . The computer of claim 16 , wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to parse messages in the first protocol and display text corresponding to the contents of the messages.
20 . The computer of claim 16 , wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to provide a first connection from the computer to the medical monitoring module.