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MAX30100 Pulse Oximeter SpO2 and Heart-Rate Sensor Module

Pulse Oximeter SpO2
Heart-Rate Sensor Module
Rs401.20
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MAX30100 Pulse Oximeter SpO2 and Heart-Rate Sensor Module

The MAX30100 is an integrated pulse oximetry and heartrate monitor sensor solution.
It combines two LEDs, a photodetector, optimized optics, and low-noise analog signal processing to detect pulse oximetry and heart-rate signals.
The MAX30100 breakout operates from 1.8V and 5.5V.








Features:

Working voltage: 1.8-5.5V
I2C INTERFACE
Complete Pulse Oximeter and Heart-Rate Sensor Solution Simplifies Design
Integrated LEDs, Photo Sensor, and High-Performance Analog Front -End
Ultra-Low-Power Operation Increases Battery Life for Wearable Devices
Programmable Sample Rate and LED Current for Power Savings
Ultra-Low Shutdown Current (0.7µA, typ)

The device has two LEDs, one emitting a red light, another emitting infrared light. For pulse rate, only the infrared light is needed.
Both the red light and infrared light is used to measure oxygen levels in the blood.

When the heart pumps blood, there is an increase in oxygenated blood as a result of having more blood.
As the heart relaxes, the volume of oxygenated blood also decreases. By knowing the time between the increase and decrease of oxygenated blood, the pulse rate is determined.
It turns out, oxygenated blood absorbs more infrared light and passes more red light while deoxygenated blood absorbs red light and passes more infrared light.
This is the main function of the MAX30100: it reads the absorption levels for both light sources and stored them in a buffer that can be read via I2C.

This board is ready for use with an Arduino. Just follow this wiring setup:
MAX30100    Arduino UNO
    VIN        5V
    GND       GND
     SCL       A5
    SDA       A4
     INT       D2

Install the library for MAX30100 (LINK BELOW)
Upload the sample sketch from examples & open the Serial monitor.



The LED on board may not glow initially.
The pull up resistors for I2C had to be added externally to solve this problem.
There are 4k7 resistors on board, but the module works only when you add 4k7 pull ups externally.
For best results it is advisable to desolder the 3* 4k7 smd resistors on board & add external resistors.







ARDUINO LIBRARY

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