This slide is another example of how the 16-bit PIC24F128GC010 family of Intelligent Analog MCUs can be designed in to create a cost-efficient medical application. This example shows the design for a low cost blood pressure monitor where many of the powerful, internal peripherals of the PIC24F128GC010 MCU are used to implement this design. This blood pressure monitor design utilizes the following features: The PIC24F128GC010 MCU provides a 12-bit high-speed pipeline ADC and a 16-bit high-resolution Sigma-Delta ADC. In this case, the cuff pressure signal and the oscillation signal are both sampled by the 12-bit ADC. One of the PIC24F128GC010 MCU ’s internal operational amplifiers is configured as an active high-pass filter. This design also utilizes one of the internal 10-bit DACs, with buffered output, to provide an adjustable DC offset level as the bias for the operational amplifier. Microchip’s mTouch™ sensing solution is implemented in the firmware for the capacitive touch pads utilizing the microcontroller’s Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU). The CTMU peripheral also supplies a stable supply current which is necessary for the air pressure sensor of a blood pressure meter. The design also utilizes the PIC24F128GC010’s Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) module to drive the air pump’s motor in fast or slow speed mode. The PIC24F128GC010 MCU  has an integrated LCD controller that generates the data and timing control required to directly drive a static or multiplexed LCD panel. Therefore, the measured results for blood pressure and pulse rate can be sent directly to a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel. Real-time clock data can also be displayed on the LCD panel by using the PIC24F128GC010 MCU’s internal RTC and Calendar module. This module can operate in deep sleep mode making this blood pressure meter design not only a cost-efficient medical design, but a low-power design as well. Additionally, this design also utilizes the PIC24F128GC010 MCU’s USB On-The-Go (OTG) interface for data communication as well as the 5V main power source. The measured pressure and pulse rate data can be sent out via this internal USB interface, for example, to medical providers, insurance companies, or care givers. Finally, for wireless communication, the PIC24F128GC010 MCU’s SPI or UART port can be used to connect to one of Microchip’s fully certified Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® modules.