METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AMPLIFYING MULTIPLE SIGNALS USING A SINGLE MULTIPLEXED AMPLIFIER CHANNEL WITH SOFTWARE CONTROLLED AC RESPONSE

摘要

A device for amplifying multiple signals includes a plurality of sensors, where a plurality of lead signals are derived from the plurality of sensors, a plurality of low-pass filter and buffer amplifiers for filtering and buffering the plurality of lead signals, one or more multiplexers, where outputs from the plurality of low-pass filter and buffer amplifiers are input to one of the one or more multiplexers, a single amplifier channel, where the outputs of the one or more multiplexers are input to the single amplifier channel and a microcontroller which controls the one or more multiplexers, wherein the microcontroller stores software which selects, in sequence, one at a time, one out of each of the lead signals to be connected to inputs of the single amplifier channel, wherein the single amplifier channel amplifies all of the lead signals. The single amplifier channel has a software programmable AC response.