#define samp_siz 4 #define rise_threshold 5 // Pulse Monitor Test Script int sensorPin = 0; void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); } void loop () { float reads[samp_siz], sum; long int now, ptr; float last, reader, start; float first, second, third, before, print_value; bool rising; int rise_count; int n; long int last_beat; for (int i = 0; i < samp_siz; i++) reads[i] = 0; sum = 0; ptr = 0; while(1) { // calculate an average of the sensor // during a 20 ms period (this will eliminate // the 50 Hz noise caused by electric light n = 0; start = millis(); reader = 0.; do { reader += analogRead (sensorPin); n++; now = millis(); } while (now < start + 20); reader /= n; // we got an average // Add the newest measurement to an array // and subtract the oldest measurement from the array // to maintain a sum of last measurements sum -= reads[ptr]; sum += reader; reads[ptr] = reader; last = sum / samp_siz; // now last holds the average of the values in the array // check for a rising curve (= a heart beat) if (last > before) { rise_count++; if (!rising && rise_count > rise_threshold) { // Ok, we have detected a rising curve, which implies a heartbeat. // Record the time since last beat, keep track of the two previous // times (first, second, third) to get a weighed average. // The rising flag prevents us from detecting the same rise // more than once. rising = true; first = millis() - last_beat; last_beat = millis(); // Calculate the weighed average of heartbeat rate // according to the three last beats print_value = 60000. / (0.4 * first + 0.3 * second + 0.3 * third); Serial.print(print_value); Serial.print('\n'); third = second; second = first; } } else { // Ok, the curve is falling rising = false; rise_count = 0; } before = last; ptr++; ptr %= samp_siz; } }