Table 6 Engineering cost of the data logger
From: An advanced physiological data logger for medical imaging applications
Task | Time required (hours) | Personnel qualification | Number of personnel |
|---|---|---|---|
Requirement analysis | 40 | Researcher (graduate student) | One |
Specification and system design | 24 | ||
Hardware/software partitioning | 16 | Embedded system engineer (or similar) | One |
Purchasing components, tools, and compilers | 5 | ||
Hardware design | 40 | ||
Firmware design | 48 | ||
Prototyping, debugging, and testing | 40 | ||
PCB design and testing | 40 | Technician | One |