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Autori principali: Alvero-Gonzalez, Leidy Mabel, Miguez, Matias, Gutierrez, Eric, Sapriza, Juan, Patón, Susana, Atienza, David, Miranda, José
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06698
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author Alvero-Gonzalez, Leidy Mabel
Miguez, Matias
Gutierrez, Eric
Sapriza, Juan
Patón, Susana
Atienza, David
Miranda, José
author_facet Alvero-Gonzalez, Leidy Mabel
Miguez, Matias
Gutierrez, Eric
Sapriza, Juan
Patón, Susana
Atienza, David
Miranda, José
contents Continuous monitoring of electrodermal activity (EDA) through wearable devices has attracted much attention in recent times. However, the persistent challenge demands analog front-end (AFE) systems with high sensitivity, low power consumption, and minimal calibration requirements to ensure practical usability in wearable technologies. In response to this challenge, this research introduces VCO-CARE, a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator-based Analog Readout tailored for continuous EDA sensing. The results show that our system achieves an exceptional average sensitivity of up to 40 pS within a 0-20 uS range and a negligible relative error of less than 0.0025% for fixed-resistance. Furthermore, the proposed system consumes only an average of 2.3 uW based on post-layout validations and introduces a low noise contribution, measuring only 0.8 uVrms across the 0-1.5 Hz EDA signal band. This research aims to drive the evolution of wearable sensors characterized by seamless adaptability to diverse users, minimal power consumption, and outstanding noise resilience.
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spellingShingle VCO-CARE: VCO-based Calibration-free Analog Readout for Electrodermal activity sensing
Alvero-Gonzalez, Leidy Mabel
Miguez, Matias
Gutierrez, Eric
Sapriza, Juan
Patón, Susana
Atienza, David
Miranda, José
Hardware Architecture
Continuous monitoring of electrodermal activity (EDA) through wearable devices has attracted much attention in recent times. However, the persistent challenge demands analog front-end (AFE) systems with high sensitivity, low power consumption, and minimal calibration requirements to ensure practical usability in wearable technologies. In response to this challenge, this research introduces VCO-CARE, a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator-based Analog Readout tailored for continuous EDA sensing. The results show that our system achieves an exceptional average sensitivity of up to 40 pS within a 0-20 uS range and a negligible relative error of less than 0.0025% for fixed-resistance. Furthermore, the proposed system consumes only an average of 2.3 uW based on post-layout validations and introduces a low noise contribution, measuring only 0.8 uVrms across the 0-1.5 Hz EDA signal band. This research aims to drive the evolution of wearable sensors characterized by seamless adaptability to diverse users, minimal power consumption, and outstanding noise resilience.
title VCO-CARE: VCO-based Calibration-free Analog Readout for Electrodermal activity sensing
topic Hardware Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06698