EMG AD8226 Muscle Analog Sensor Module (AD8226, 1)

Description

The EMG device used in this project is a 3-lead differential muscle/electromyography sensor. It comes with an onboard, 3.5mm cable port that can be used to attach regular EMG/ECG electrodes. Although the sensor is not an industry-grade EMG device, it is effective for measuring and monitoring muscle activation. It can be used for robotics, prosthetics, and a variety of control applications. The sensor is ideal for use with microcontrollers. Unlike industry-grade medical sensors, however, it does not output raw EMG signals. Rather, an amplified, rectified, and smooth signal is delivered that can be read at Uno analog input pin (or any other microcontroller).The sensor board uses an AD8226 instrumentation amplifier. It requires only one external resistor to set the gain from 1 to 1000.