Heh heh. The pulse sensor is just a sensor AFAIK.  If you want to collect
heart rate data, you're going to have to supply a computer, a power supply,
and some code at the minimum.   For a portable device, I'd look an arduino
and something like this ( http://www.adafruit.com/product/1141 ).  That'd
let you collect heart data over a long time (like, a day or a week). You
might need to go to model airplane batteries for your PSU.  We did some
rough calculations at Freeside yesterday and decided that a 9V battery
would last about 4 hours just running the LEDs. The data shield might want
more power than the heart LED array does.   I configured the sensor to clip
to my earlobe, where it seems to be reasonably sensitive and not
uncomfortable.

-- CHS



On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Watson, Keith <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Charles,
>
> One of the biggest complaints I have about heart rate monitors is that you
> can't just download the data to your local machine. You have to upload all
> your data to the manufacturer's web site and you can only view your data
> via their web site. They also want you to share your data with all your
> friends.
>
> The PulseSensor project "gets it". The data is mine and I can do what I
> want with it. I don't want to be locked into some vendor's web product that
> is insecure and gets abandoned in two years.
>
> keith
>
> --
>
> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> IT Support Professional Lead           College of Computing
> [email protected]             801 Atlantic Drive NW
> (404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:tech-chat-
> > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Shapiro
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 20:55
> > To: Tech Chat
> > Subject: [tech-chat] Wearing my Heart on my Sleeve
> >
> > Heh. http://youtu.be/guZ9PStlZfk   This is an array of red LEDs in the
> > shape of a heart blinking in time to my very own heart, courtesy of a
> > pulse sensor, an Arduino Uno, and a 9V battery. Exact sources for
> > everything are in the caption to the video.
> >
> > I had this working from a wall-wart way back in January, but for some
> > reason it wouldn't play with a 9V battery. Plugged it up this evening and
> > found that whatever gremlin had been inhabiting the thing had left.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- CHS
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