Welch Allyn CardioPerfect Workstation Resting ECG Module - User Manual - Manual (Page 46)

CardioPerfect Workstation
Resting ECG Module - User Manual
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11. Before installing the Resting ECG software
In this chapter, you will find information about the structure of the Welch Allyn CardioPerfect
resting ECG software.
11.1. Structure
The workstation consists of two elements:
Hardware: the recorder and the interface to the computer.
Software: the Resting ECG module that runs in the Welch Allyn CardioPerfect
Workstation.
The recorder must be connected to the computer that runs the module.
Software
The resting ECG module is automatically installed with Welch Allyn CardioPerfect Workstation.
For instructions on how to install and configure Welch Allyn CardioPerfect Workstation, please
refer to the Installation manual.
Hardware
Three different types of recorders are available, the Portable recorder, the MD recorder and the
Pro recorder. The recorder with a patient cable, with which you record the ECG, is connected to
the PC through an interface; different types of interfaces are available:
The Portable- or MD recorder communicates with the computer through an optical fiber
which is connected to a so-called Unilink (USB or RS232) or to a so-called CPCOM card.
The Pro recorder uses a Prolink USB or Prolink RS232 to communicate with the
computer.
Install Unilink or CPCOM?
A Unilink is a small optical to electrical interface. There are two versions of the Unilink: the serial
or RS232 Unilink and the USB Unilink.
The Welch Allyn CardioPerfect ECG recording system can optionally be supplied with a CPCOM
card. This is an expansion card which plugs into a PCI expansion slot. This card essentially takes
over the function of the Unilink but, compared to the RS232 version, it has an additional capability
to buffer the incoming data.