Heart Rate 11 Click Board™

Product Code: MIKROE-5170

How Does The Heart Rate 11 Click Board™ Work? The Heart Rate 11 Click Board™ as its foundation uses the OB1203, a fully integrated all-in-one biosensor module that measures heart rate and blood oxygen levels from Renesas. The OB1203 combines all light sources, drivers, and sensor elements, in a single optically optimized package and can be used with just one side of a user's finger because it uses the space-conserving reflective PPG method. The appropriate algorithm can determine human heart rate, respiration rate, and heart rate variability (a measure of stress) or blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) behind IR transmissive but visibly dark ink, allowing implementation in aesthetic industrial designs. The biosensor module contains different photodiodes for light (R, G, B, and Clear channels), proximity measurements, photoplethysmography, and temperature compensation of the light sensor. Those diodes are arranged in a matrix array, while the single diode for PS/PPG measurement is located below the matrix.

The current photodiode is then converted to digital values by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and then forwarded via a serial interface for further processing. The OB1203 communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface with a maximum clock frequency of 400kHz, fully adjustable through software registers. Also, it uses an interrupt pin, the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, indicating when a specific interrupt event occurs, such as light, proximity, or photoplethysmography threshold crossed. The Heart Rate 11 Click Board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development. SPECIFICATIONS Type Biometrics,Heart Rate Applications The Heart Rate 11 Click Board™ can determine human heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiration rate, and heart rate variability (a measure of stress) On-board modules OB1203 - fully integrated all-in-one biosensor module that measures heart rate and blood oxygen levels from Renesas Key Features SpO2 measurement behind IR transmissive but visibly dark ink, high illuminance accuracy across various light sources, high sensitivity and resolution, low power consumption, object movement detection, and more Interface I2C Compatibility mikroBUS Click board size S (28.6 x 25.4 mm) Input Voltage 3.3V PINOUT DIAGRAM This table shows how the pinout of the Heart Rate 11 Click Board™ corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns). Notes Pin Pin Notes NC 1 AN PWM 16 NC NC 2 RST INT 15 INT Interrupt NC 3 CS RX 14 NC NC 4 SCK TX 13 NC NC 5 MISO SCL 12 SCL I2C Clock NC 6 MOSI SDA 11 SDA I2C Data Power Supply 3.3V 7 3.3V 5V 10 NC Ground GND 8 GND GND 9 GND Ground ONBOARD SETTINGS AND INDICATORS Label Name Default Description LD1 PWR - Power LED Indicator HEART RATE 11 CLICK ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Description Min Typ Max Unit Supply Voltage - 3.3 - V PSpectral Response (R/G/B/C) 610/550/470/520 nm PPG Resolution 16 - 18 bits AL Sensitivity 0.06 - 150.000