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Medical Applications USB Stack FAQ

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:30:55 GMT

Q: What is “Medical Applications USB stack”?

A: Freescale’s Medical Applications USB stack is based on USB's Personal Health Care Device Class PHDC and IEEE-11073 and is compatible with Continua Host emulator software. This Medical USB stack enables microcontrollers with guidelines for Continua Health Alliance connectivity (http://www.continuaalliance.org/) and is a first step to test your application prior official Continua Certification.

Q: What is Continua Health Alliance?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:33:53 GMT

A: The Continua Alliance is a forum of member companies (+200) that have come together to form workgroups to set standards for medical systems.

Q: What is Personal Health Care Device Class?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:34:39 GMT

A: USB.org Personal Health Care Device Class is a standard Implementation of USB communication for medical devices in the industry.

Q: What is IEEE-11073

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:35:37 GMT

A: IEEE 11073 provides structure to your communication interface.

• Defines commands to access data

• Structures data to be transmitted

• Defines communication states

Q: What is the cost of Medical USB stack?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:36:13 GMT

A: The medical USB stack is complimentary while using within Freescale portfolio.

Q: Can I add up my personal classes on this Medical Applications USB stack?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:36:40 GMT

A: Yes. The software is distributed freely and customers can add up classes while using within Freescale portfolio..

Q: What kind of support is provided by Freescale for the Medical Applications USB Stack?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:37:09 GMT

A: General technical support on how to use the stack “as is” will be provided through our regular support channels (www.freescale.com/support). Support for customizing the stack is also provided. Due to the open nature of the stack, no support is provided for modification on existing classes or low level drivers of this stack.

Q: What does the stack contain?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:37:40 GMT

A:The stack contains HID, PHDC, CDC and MSD. Personal Health Care Device Class (PHDC) is the key component that allows USB connectivity for dedicated medical applications.

Q: What are the customer benefits of the ECG-on-a-chip solution?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:38:08 GMT

A: The customer benefits of the Medical USB stack are as follows:

· Complimentary

· Standardization

· Connectivity

· Portability

Q: What products support the Medical Applications USB stack?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:39:26 GMT

A: As of September 2009 the 8-bit 9S08JS16, 9S08JM16, 9S08JM60 and 32-bit MCF51JM128 support the Medical Applications USB stack. The stack is planned to be available for other 32-bit ColdFire MCUs in the future.

Message Edited by Medical Applications USB Stack on 2009-09-01 09:58 PM

Q: Development kits support the Medical Applications USB stack?

MedicalApplicat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:42:49 GMT

A: As of September 2009 the Flexis JM demonstration board (DEMOJM) and 9S08JS16 demo board (DEMO9S08JS16) support the Medical Applications USB stack. The stack is planned to be available for demo and evaluation boards in the future.

Q: What is the featured documentation for this stack?

MedicalApplicat — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:53:04 GMT

A: As of September 2009 the featured documentation is a step-by-step User Guide (document S08CFV1USBUG) to get you running in short time and a comprehensive reference manual (document S08CFV1USBAPIRM). Application notes and trainings will be supplied soon.

Re: Q: What is the featured documentation for this stack?

Tacho57 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:03:52 GMT

Hi, I search for this documents ... but can't find it, please tell me where to look for. Many Thanks