Introduction: Heartbeat❤Headband

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I found the project idea in Makezine: https://makezine.com/projects/make-29/beating-hear...

It is a wearable device with LED heart that flashes to the beating of your heart ❤

Step 1: Materials and Tools

You need:

  • Arduino LilyPad
  • Pulse Sensor Arduino
  • 8x8 LED Matrix with MAX7219
  • Li-Pol battery 25*23*23mm 3.7V 110 mAh
  • TP4056 Battery Charger
  • Ear clip
  • Some wires
  • Needle and thread
  • Scissors
  • Soldering iron

Step 2: Make Ear Clip

I used plastic clip for headphones and drill some holes for sensor and wires. Finaly i fixed it all together by epoxy glue

Step 3: LED Matrix to Arduino

I use the Arduino code from this tutorial

The wiring (u can use anothes pins):

  • MAX7219 VCC pin > Arduino 5V pin
  • MAX7219 GND pin > Arduino GND pin
  • MAX7219 DIN pin > Arduino pin 3
  • MAX7219 CS pin > Arduino pin 5
  • MAX7219 CLOCK pin > Arduino pin 6

I use this Arduino sketch for test my Led. It is not using any library so this is also good to understand how to directly drive the MAX7219 chip through registers.

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Step 4: Test Circuit and Code

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Step 5: Install the Battery

Connect battery with charger

Step 6: Sew and Connect All Parts

Sew the band. You also can use conductive thread for connecting arduino,sensor, led matrix and battery. I used wires cause i have not any conductive thread.

Step 7: Done