Shimmer Expansion modules

Shimmer has a full range of add-on extension boards and accessories to facilitate a host of sensing applications. Committed to providing leading wearable Kinematic, Biophysical, and Ambient wireless sensing solutions, the Shimmer platform provides the answer for your product, system or research application.

Available as add-on extension boards and accessories

• Kinematic Sensing – designed for motion capture applications
  
  • Gyro board – uses a pair of dual axis gyros to give six degrees of freedom motion capture when connected to the Shimmer main board
  • Magnetometer board – 3 axis low field magnetic sensing
  • 9DoF board – combination of Mag/Gyro to give nine degrees of freedom motion capture when connected to the Shimmer main board

• Biophysical Sensing – designed for real-time biofeedback
  
  • 3 Lead micro-power electrocardiograph (ECG) – utilised for the capturing of ECG data
  • Micro-power electromyograph (EMG) – utilised for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles
  • Mirco-power Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) – utilised for electrodermal resistance measurement

• Ambient Sensing – designed for environmental, ambient, and occupancy sensing
  
  • Passive Infra Red – micro-power Passive Infrared (PIR) occupant sensor solution for motion detection with narrow field spot detection
  • GPS – provides accurate location and global time data
  • Temperature/Pressure – receive and measure barometric pressure and temperature data

• USB reader and programming dock – for programming and applications where wired serial communication is desirable. Also acts as a single Shimmer charger.
• Shimmer charger dock – battery charger cradle that can charge 6 Shimmers simultaneously
• Analog breakout board with thru-holes for rapid prototyping – enables multiple analog signals to be plugged into Shimmer.

Assembly of the Expansion Modules

For the any of the expansion modules (daughter-boards) to be functional, they must be connected to the main Shimmer platform (main-board). This is done by attaching the expansion module to Shimmer via an internal connector pin. It is then housed in a single enclosure via a custom top/plastic which is assembled to the bottom of the standard Shimmer enclosure.

Example of GSR module assembly