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News
New High-Speed Optical Heart Rate Sensor Optimized for Measuring Blood Pressure, Stress and Vascular Age
2018-02-21 | ReturnIn recent years there has been a growing demand for wearables that can measure not only heart rate, but other vital signs as well such as stress and vascular age to monitor and manage health. However, measuring complicated vital signs requires an increased sampling frequency, which can lead to higher power consumption and decreased battery life.
In response, ROHM leveraged original infrared filtering technology and optical sensor expertise cultivated over many years to develop a low power heart rate sensor that provides high accuracy measurement even under strong IR environments such as direct sunlight or during intense motion activities. And the high-speed sampling rate meets the continuously evolving needs of the IoT and wearable markets.
A heart rate sensor evaluation board (BH1792GLC-EVK-001) for use with ROHM sensor shields that connect to open platform MCU boards (e.g. Arduino Uno) is also available for purchase from online distributors. Moving forward, ROHM will continue to develop solutions that achieve greater safety and convenience in wearable and other portable applications.
BH1792GLC
Availability: Now
Pricing: $5.30/unit (1,000 pcs)
BH1792GLC-EVK-001
Availability: Now
Pricing: $23.81/unit (1 pc)
Key Features
1. Meets the growing demand for vital sign sensing
The high-speed 1024Hz sampling rate makes it possible to measure more complicated vital signs like blood pressure, stress and vascular age. And an infrared sensor is built in for sensing when the device is worn, simplifying system configuration by integrating this component into the sensor itself.
Part No. |
Current Consumption During Pulse Measurement (Including External LED) |
Sampling Frequency |
Supply Voltage Range |
Infrared Sensor for Wear Detection |
FIFO Function |
Operating Temp. Range |
Package (Not Including External LED) |
New BH1792GLC |
0.44mA (with LED current of 0.24mA) |
32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 1024Hz |
2.5V to 3.6V |
Yes |
Yes |
-20ºC to 85ºC |
WLGA010V28 2.8x2.8x0.9mm |
Conventional BH1790GLC |
0.76mA (with LED current of 0.56mA) |
32 / 64Hz |
No |
No |
2. Original optical filter achieves high accuracy detection
An original optical filter structure integrating IR cut and green filters allows only green wavelengths to pass through, reducing susceptibility to external noise such as IR and red light by up to 10x compared with conventional solutions. This enables high accuracy detection even under noisy IR conditions, including direct sunlight and strenuous motion activity.
3. Class-leading low power consumption contributes to longer battery life
When combined with ROHM's green LED (SMLMN2ECT) optimized for the light receiving characteristics of the heart rate sensor, the improved optical design makes it possible to achieve a class-leading low current consumption of 0.44mA (during heart rate measurement).
In addition, unlike conventional products, a FIFO (First In First Out) buffer is added to reduce power consumption of the Host side controller (e.g. MCU, Applications Processor etc.). This decreases the power consumed by the pulse sensor, contributing to longer application battery life.
4. Optional sensor shield evaluation board facilitates sensor evaluation testing and algorithm development
A heart rate sensor evaluation board (BH1792GLC-EVK-001) for use with our sensor shield (SensorShield-EVK-001) is available for purchase through online distributors. The sensor shield supports open platform MCU boards such as Arduino Uno.
All documents and software necessary for using the evaluation board for vitals sensing can be downloaded from the following URL:
www.rohm.com/web/global/sensor-shield-support/heart-rate-sensor2
Target Applications
。Wearables such as smart bands and watches
。Smartphones
。Other devices requiring vital sign sensing
Source:http://www.rohm.com/