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by ohammersmith
Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

That unit looks awkward to wear while sleeping. I've had pretty good luck with this one. I had a problem with downloading not working several months after purchase. Formosa Medical replaced it for free. I reviewed it. My only gripe is that my ASV clock is slow by 21 minutes. So, it takes a bit of c...
by ohammersmith
Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

I'm sending myself an email so I can post the code from the other computer, I keep forgetting. I'm just using a serial ruby library... did I say Python, I mean Ruby. I did have to install the drivers for the USB serial adapter for that cable, but it was easy to find once I saw what manufacturer mad...
by ohammersmith
Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

I'm sending myself an email so I can post the code from the other computer, I keep forgetting. I'm just using a serial ruby library... did I say Python, I mean Ruby. I did have to install the drivers for the USB serial adapter for that cable, but it was easy to find once I saw what manufacturer made...
by ohammersmith
Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Numbness a sleep deprivation symptom?
Replies: 10
Views: 22142

Re: Numbness a sleep deprivation symptom?

Yep, definitely. Though I'm not sure as a direct cause so much as triggering other symptoms. First off if I'm not on my CPAP, when I sleep my extremities fall asleep more easily. Not sure if this is less O2 or just the weird positions I end up sleeping in to be able to breathe easier. But also I've ...
by ohammersmith
Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lowest O2 reading?
Replies: 23
Views: 7367

Re: Lowest O2 reading?

85 and I think maybe even 84 one night when my mask was leaking badly.

as low as 89-90 during the day sitting around.

usually is 95-96.
by ohammersmith
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Night vision video cameras?
Replies: 10
Views: 3573

Re: Night vision video cameras?

Turns out the front facing camera on my iPhone 4 does not appear to have an IR filter. I got a time-lapse iPhone app, and an IR illuminator for $30. Problem is the illuminator only runs on battery power and that only lasts an hour. Need to hack something with that... but that's not so bad. I had a 1...
by ohammersmith
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can't get ResScan to see SD Card
Replies: 37
Views: 9066

Re: Can't get ResScan to see SD Card

This happens to me all the time, but I "resolve" it by quitting Rescan. I assume you've tried that. I notice it happens most often when I didn't have a "patient" file open when I insert the card. This is what I do to keep that bug at bay. 1. Start ResScan 2. Open my patient file 3. Insert SD card (n...
by ohammersmith
Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

Are you able to capture the (live) waveform data, or just data points? I can read waveform data while it's in USB mode, but in record mode it only records data points. I could probably hack something up to read the serial port and leave it in USB mode all night. Not sure it's relevant, though.. wha...
by ohammersmith
Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

It does, very much, in fact. I had it on all night last night, 20363 seconds works out to 5 hours 39 minutes 23 seconds, so about right for what I slept last night. I was going to guess one entry per second and run some varying length recordings to confirm it. I'll still probably do some just to be ...
by ohammersmith
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

I lied. I was only five minutes from being able to parse the recorded data. I've got the timecode header figured out, though there are three extra bytes I'm not sure about, yet. I bet they're something to do with the length of the recording. Also need to figure out the right frequency for the data p...
by ohammersmith
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

Yep, did that, nope it doesn't work. Haven't reinstalled the OS, but I'm not gonna go that far. It's honestly less effort to write my own software. I'm guessing their software hunts down all available COM ports and gets hung up on one of the other's that's available. I was hoping that making the pul...
by ohammersmith
Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Re: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

Green icon, it's the one that hangs. The red icon just does nothing. It stops hanging and says no device available as soon as I unplug the USB cord... though not the oximeter from the cord. Makes sense, tho, that cord has a chip in it that does the serial to USB conversion. It's Windows 7, 64 bit. I...
by ohammersmith
Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues
Replies: 22
Views: 11836

Issues with CMS50E pulse oximeter - new and different issues

Hi all, I just got a CMS50E pulse oximeter because a few folks here seemed happy with it. It works great, but I'm having some trouble with the software. I get the drivers installed and it does show up in the devices in Windows' control panel and is on COM1. When I launch the SpO2 Manager it just doe...
by ohammersmith
Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Handling data?
Replies: 0
Views: 563

Handling data?

I recently got a Bodymedia Fit and it keeps track of some stats about sleep, but primarily keeps track of caloric output during the day, etc. I haven't dug into it, yet, but I'm sure there's a way for me to get data that is outside of their website. Does anyone have suggestions on software to aggreg...
by ohammersmith
Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Night vision video cameras?
Replies: 10
Views: 3573

Re: Night vision video cameras?

I'm gonna try out the bunch of cameras I have on hand tonight and see if I have something that works. I keep fighting with myself over the trade off between time and $$. If I could have something tomorrow that Just Worked (TM) I'd drop the $50... but I've convinced myself that a badly documented che...