{"id":26207,"date":"2019-09-06T10:47:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=26207"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:23:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:23:17","slug":"need-a-sample-signal-of-a-heartbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/need-a-sample-signal-of-a-heartbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Heartbeat Pulse Sample Signal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need some biomedical sample signals? We can help you in a heartbeat!<\/p>\n

A new website<\/a> that we have launched in beta is aimed at being a valuable resource for WaveForms<\/a> example workspaces, data, and projects. Today, I am highlighting one asset from the site<\/a>, a sample signal of a human heartbeat pulse<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Using WaveForms<\/a>, you can capture signals and export the data to be used at a later time or import a known signal to test a circuit’s response. For example, this pulse signal could be useful in testing a biomedical application that has a heartbeat pulse for an input. This signal can be imported into the Waveform Generator and used as an input if having a human connected is inconvenient or if the test requires some repeated signal over time. A known pulse signal could also provide valuable reference in the Oscilloscope to compare a new or other recorded signal.<\/p>\n

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This sample heartbeat pulse was captured using a photoresistor, a technique called \u201cphotoplethysmography\u201d which senses changes in blood reflectivity as it pulses through a finger or earlobe. The file can be imported into the Oscilloscope in WaveForms<\/a> and viewed as an acquisition. Check out the Sample Signal: Heartbeat<\/a> post for the workspace and acquisition download.  This project can also be found on Hackster.com here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have a signal you’d like to see on testandmeasure.org<\/a> feel free to suggest it using the suggestion form! Click on the “HAVE AN IDEA?” link on the navigation bar and let us know!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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