[Grassroots-l] IR Plethysmograph - Health-related HW

[Tom Boonsiri]

The OLPC Goldenstate grassroots group has developed an alternative heart
rate monitor to add to the ECG Prototype.
A simple Plethysmograph circuit was implemented leveraging the built-in ADC
and a modified version of Arjun's Measure code. A Plethysmograph is an
infrared photoelectric sensor used to record changes in pulsatile blood flow
from the finger. The Plethysmograph operates by recording changes in blood
volume as the arterial pulse expands and contracts the microvasculature. A
simple beat detection method was implemented to capture heart rate.

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQamD9apQS0
Original ECG Prototype link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1QKTKAAug4

Tom Boonsiri
http://olpcgoldenstate.blogspot.com
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