Hi  Benjamin,

I actually have noticed quite strong motion artifacts (especially while
running) even with the standard short wires. Would securing the wires with
tape to the subject chest/skin resolve this issue?

thanks,

raffaele

2012/4/4 Benjamin Kuris <[email protected]>

> Jonas, longer leads will introduce two problems:
> 1)  Motion artifacts
> 2)  Mains interference.
>
> The 1st can be mitigated by securing lead wires to the subject so that
> movement and additional wire weight doesn't change the skin-electrode
> interface.
>
> The 2nd can be addressed with notch filtering of mains frequency and
> associated harmonics (FFT signal and see what harmonics are causing
> issues).   Worst case, or if you want to avoid filtering, use shielded
> wire for the leads and connect the shield to the RL drive terminal on
> the Shimmer ECG.
>
> -Ben
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Jonas Lucchesi <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >   Hello,
> >
> >  I'm developing an application using ECG sensor and it woud be
> interesting
> > if I could use longer leads (about 1 ~ 2 meters). Do someone know if
> using
> > leads in that size will bring me problems in signal acqusition (like much
> > more noise, or anything else that couldn't be handled) ?
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >
> >  Jonas
> >
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