Pulse Sensor With Arduino Tutorial

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Introduction: Pulse Sensor With Arduino Tutorial

Description

Pulse Sensor Amped is a plug-and-play heart-rate sensor for Arduino and Arduino compatibles. It can be used by students, artists, athletes, makers, and game & mobile developers who want to easily incorporate live heart-rate data into their projects. Pulse Sensor adds amplification and noise cancellation circuitry to the hardware. It's noticeably faster and easier to get reliable pulse readings. Pulse Sensor Amped works with either a 3V or 5V Arduino.

Specification

  • Diameter = 0.625" (~16mm)
  • Overall thickness = 0.125" (~3mm)
  • Working Voltage = 3V to 5V
  • Working Current = ~4mA at 5V

Step 1: Material Preparation

In this tutorial , you will need :

1. Arduino Uno Board and USB Cable.
2. Pulse Sensor Arduino
3. Jumper Wires
4. LCD
5. Potentiometer 10K
6. 2 LEDs
7. Breadboard

Step 2: Pinout Details

you can see the s, + and - on pulse sensor's back view as shown in the picture above.

  • S : signal, connected to any of your microcontroller's digital pin.
  • + : supply, 3V up to 5V
  • - : ground

Step 3: Pin Connection

1. Connect Pulse Sensor to Arduino Uno Board as following :

  • + to +5V
  • - to GND
  • S tO A0

2. Connect LCD to Arduino Uno Board as following :

  • VSS to +5V
  • VDD to GND
  • RS to 12
  • RW to GND
  • E to D11
  • D4 to D5
  • D5 to D4
  • D6 to D3
  • D7 to D2
  • A/VSS to +5V
  • K/VDD to GND

3. Connect 10K Potentiometer to LCD as following (refer image for potentiometer pinout) :

  • GND to GND
  • Data to v0
  • VCC to +5V

4. Connect LED to Arduino as following :

  • LED1 (RED, blinkPin) to D13
  • LED2 (GREEN, fadeRate) to D8

Step 4: Connect to Your Computer

After u have completed your circuit, connect your Arduino Uno Board to your computer via USB Cable. You can see your LCD is on.

Step 5: Library

You have to download this library before uploading the sample source code into your Arduino IDE to allow Arduino to communicate with LCD. Download the ZIP file below > Open Zip File > Extract to your Arduino Uno Library folder.

Step 6: Sample Source Code

You may download this sample source code and open it on your Arduino IDE. Choose the correct board and port. Then, upload your Code into your Arduino Uno Board.

NOTE : DO NOT connect the Pulse Sensor to your body while your computer or arduino is being powered from the mains AC line. That goes for charging laptops and DC power supplies.

Step 7: Serial Monitor

when you open your serial monitor, make sure you change your baud rate to 115200, it has to match to the baud rate stated in the sample source code.

Step 8: Result

After it’s done uploading, you should see LED1 (red) blink in time with your heartbeat when you place your finger on the sensor. If you grip the sensor too hard, you will squeeze all the blood out of your fingertip and there will be no signal! If you hold it too lightly, you will invite noise from movement and ambient light. So, place your finger on the sensor lightly till you get a read on the LCD or serial monitor that shows signal is already transmitted. You will be able to get the reading on both serial monitor and LCD.

Step 9: Video

This video shows how pulse sensor work by displaying the BPM value on LCD.

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    32 Comments

    0
    chiragchauhan
    chiragchauhan

    1 year ago

    Please correct LCD connections. VSS should be connected to ground and VDD to +5V

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    arunkchandramohan12
    arunkchandramohan12

    Question 1 year ago on Step 2

    I did this project without an lcd display; it worked. But the values that appears on the serial monitor seems to be too big otherwise it's doing ok....

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    haseeb abbasi
    haseeb abbasi

    2 years ago

    from where we can get the code.

    0
    biomurph
    biomurph

    2 years ago

    Hi,
    It's been a while since this post went up.
    I make Pulse Sensor www.pulsesensor.com and you bought a ripoff clone of my work. Don't trust it. Please support the original makers of Open Source Hardware and buy only legit products!

    0
    Aarav G
    Aarav G

    Reply 2 years ago

    Hi, great work sir! Big fan of your work and totally agree with you!

    0
    meenumummu
    meenumummu

    Question 3 years ago on Step 5

    what is the software required for this

    1
    opadaki
    opadaki

    5 years ago

    Hi ! The program seems complicated. Could you please explain the logic behind converting raw sensor data to BPM?

    I'm getting fluctuations in BPM (it varies from 40 to 250). Most of the times, its in the 200s. Sometimes, it comes down to 90 or 80.

    What could the problem be? Please help. Thank you !

    2
    chanchallanghni
    chanchallanghni

    Reply 5 years ago

    i have the same problem can u plz help me

    0
    FuadZ2
    FuadZ2

    Reply 4 years ago

    Yeah, i have the same this problem. How to solve it? Thanks

    0
    BaneleM2
    BaneleM2

    Reply 3 years ago

    Hi I have the same problem could you please tell me what's wrong if you have the solution now

    2
    AAKASHT15
    AAKASHT15

    Question 5 years ago on Step 3

    What is the use of 'Potentiometer 10K'? can 10k resistor be used?

    0
    citulid
    citulid

    Answer 4 years ago

    It is for the brightness/contrast of lcd

    0
    SarvjitP
    SarvjitP

    5 years ago

    Why does my LCD display show black background?

    IMG_20170530_220507.jpg
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    citulid
    citulid

    Reply 4 years ago

    The contrast is high for lcd.. you should lower it using potentiometer

    0
    MgbonyebiS
    MgbonyebiS

    Reply 4 years ago

    The LCD is not start in the code you have to start the LCD

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    SafeenaS
    SafeenaS

    4 years ago

    Please help me how can i get code?

    0
    SafeenaS
    SafeenaS

    4 years ago on Step 9

    Please send me aurduino code of this project

    0
    Oce95
    Oce95

    Question 4 years ago

    hi. what can i do to download the full code?

    5
    Oce95
    Oce95

    4 years ago

    hi. can i get the code

    2
    JoshAbiS
    JoshAbiS

    Question 4 years ago on Step 8

    I tried your code, but it give me 224 bpm and around that it's not reasonable value
    why that's happen?