Troubleshooting Tips - sparkfun gator:particle Hook-Up Manual

Troubleshooting Tips

Here are a few tips for troubleshooting this device.
Heart-Rate and SpO
Make sure that you are making good contact and have constant pressure on the sensor. For the best results, use
your finger tip. A special open-source algorithm is used to determine the Heart-Rate and SpO measurements.
The algorithm is relatively accurate, but is primarily meant for demonstration purposes and should not be used in
critical applications for monitoring a person's health.
If you still have questions or issues with this product, please create a post on our forum under the
Gator Products topic.
Additionally, if you are an educator and you have class or application based questions, please
create a post on our forum under the Educational Products topic.
Resources and Going Further
For more product information, check out the resources below:
Schematic (PDF)
Eagle Files (ZIP)
MAX30102 Datasheet (PDF)
AN6410: Signal to Noise Ratio (PDF)
AN6433: Depth Penetration for Biosensors (PDF)
gator:particle PXT Package
GitHub Product Repo
micro:bit Landing Page
SFE Product Showcase
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Example of readings from the sensor.
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