TY - GEN
T1 - The EcoChip
T2 - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2018
AU - Sylvain, M.
AU - Lehoux, F.
AU - Morency, S.
AU - Faucher, F.
AU - Bharucha, E.
AU - Tremblay, D. M.
AU - Raymond, F.
AU - Moineau, S.
AU - Allard, M.
AU - Corbeil, J.
AU - Messaddeq, Y.
AU - Gosselin, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/4/26
Y1 - 2018/4/26
N2 - This paper presents a new autonomous wireless sensor platform intended for the monitoring of microorganisms and molecules found in harsh environments, like in the northern climates. The EcoChip includes a layered multiwell plate that allows the growth of single strain microorganisms, within a well of the plate, isolated from environmental samples from Northern habitats. It can be deployed in the field for continuous monitoring of microbiological growth within 96 individual wells through a multichannel electro-chemical impedance monitoring circuit. Additional sensors are provided for monitoring luminosity, humidity, temperature, pH, and CO2 release. The embedded electronic board is equipped with a flash memory to accumulate and store sensor data for long periods of time, as well as with a low-power micro-controller, and a power management unit to control and supply all electronic building blocks. When a receiver is located within the transmission range of the EcoChip, a low-power wireless transceiver allows transmission of sensor data stored from on-board memory. We report the measured performance of the system, and we present experimental results obtained in the field during a pilot study performed with the EcoChip deployed in the village of Kuujjuarapik, at a latitude of 55 degrees, in Northern Canada.
AB - This paper presents a new autonomous wireless sensor platform intended for the monitoring of microorganisms and molecules found in harsh environments, like in the northern climates. The EcoChip includes a layered multiwell plate that allows the growth of single strain microorganisms, within a well of the plate, isolated from environmental samples from Northern habitats. It can be deployed in the field for continuous monitoring of microbiological growth within 96 individual wells through a multichannel electro-chemical impedance monitoring circuit. Additional sensors are provided for monitoring luminosity, humidity, temperature, pH, and CO2 release. The embedded electronic board is equipped with a flash memory to accumulate and store sensor data for long periods of time, as well as with a low-power micro-controller, and a power management unit to control and supply all electronic building blocks. When a receiver is located within the transmission range of the EcoChip, a low-power wireless transceiver allows transmission of sensor data stored from on-board memory. We report the measured performance of the system, and we present experimental results obtained in the field during a pilot study performed with the EcoChip deployed in the village of Kuujjuarapik, at a latitude of 55 degrees, in Northern Canada.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057123154
U2 - 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351654
DO - 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351654
M3 - Contribution to conference proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:85057123154
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
BT - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2018 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 27 May 2018 through 30 May 2018
ER -