Abstract

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR B BASED ON ATMEGA8 COMPLETED

WITH BLOOD PRESSURE INDICATOR

Blood pressure and pulse have important role on health, particularly on

medical field. There are two kinds of blood pressure disorder: hypertension and
hypotension. Hypertension often becomes the most common non-communicable
disease in many countries.

Blood pressure monitor is a kind of equipment used to measure the blood

pressure. For a long time, mercury blood pressure monitor is commonly used by
people. However, these days, the use of this monitor is restricted because of
environmental problem. Therefore, the writer designs a digital blood pressure
monitor which has blood pressure indicator. The module is digital and portable.
The use of digital blood pressure monitor is considered to be more practical and
easy.

The test was done by comparing the module and sphygmomanometer

aneroid which has been calibrated. The measurement of the blood pressure is
done on point 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140 and 160 mmHg. The result is that there is
a maximal error for about 5.5%. The weakness of the sensor becomes the great
influence on the resulted error.

Keywords: blood pressure, digital blood pressure monitor