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IJSTEInternational Journal of Science Technology & Engineering| Volume 1, Issue 8, February 2015|

ISSN (online): 2349-784X

Design of Low Cost Heart Rate Monitor using Lab


VIEW
Mr. Shashikant Rathod
Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
College of Engineering, Pune

Mr. Vijay Bansod


Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
College of Engineering, Pune

Mr. Bhimrao Jadhao


Department of Electronics Engineering
Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

Abstract
To make a low cost Heart rate monitor, to measure heart rate of a person using Lab VIEW software tool. The primary focus was on
the cost constraint and reducing the hardware complexities. To build this Heart rate monitor, we have used simple component that
can be easily available in any Electronics Lab. As we all of us know that heart rate indicate normal health of person, it also indicate a
deviation of normal Heart rate, so it is helpful for medical practitioners to diagnose any kind of disease and can give helpful direction
to provide effective treatment over the disease .Heart rate monitor is the primary equipment need to monitor the patient condition
continuously. Heart rate monitor also indicate whether the person is suffering from Bradycardia or Tachycardia.
Keywords: Disease, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, lab VIEW software tool, Heart rate monitor
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I. INTRODUCTION
To know the current fitness level, the heart rate is the number only that provides true content. Heart rate can be used by variety of
person to know exact health condition. It is most commonly used in medical field by medical practitioner to monitor patients heart
rate. It is not only used for patient who is suffering from health condition but also for sport person [1], to measure their fitness level.

II. METHODOLOGYBLOCK DIAGRAM


The source that we are using to generate light is Red LED, and sensor we are using a Photo resistor which absorb enough light to
generate an analog signal and that analog signal is passed to NI DAQ [4]. As the Heart beats, blood is pushed into the arteries which
are present in the finger; this can be detected as increase or decrease in the volume of blood [6].
When light from LED source passes through finger, light is absorbed based on increase or decrease volume of blood flow in the
finger. This increase or decrease in volume of blood flow in finger can be counted as a pulse, which is absorbed by Photo resistor.

Fig. 1: Block Diagram of Module

III. HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION

Two Red LED as Source of light


A Photo resistor[5]
Two 420 ohm resistor
A 9V Battery
A Breadboard
Lab VIEW Software Tool[3]
NI DAQ 6009 Kit

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IV. WORKING OF MODULE


The whole module is made over breadboard, off course; we can make it over PCB as well. The connection is shown in Fig.2. The
whole circuit is charged with 9V battery. We are using two red LED because single LED cant produce sufficient amount of light to
pass through finger. Two LED can produce maximum amount of light that can pass through finger and get absorbed by photo
resistor, for detection of change in volume of blood flow and that signal from photo resistor is fed to NI DAQ 6009.
We do require to make one casing that can cover LED and photo resistor, whatever the light passing through the finger that should
be completely absorb by photo resistor only, it should not be affected by any other intensity of light, so as to get accurate reading.

Fig. 2: Working of Module

We are using NI DAQ 6009 to read the signal from the circuit, the entire program is done on Lab VIEW software tool

[2]

Fig. 3: Block Diagram window of Lab VIEW

V. RESULT AND FUTURE WORK


The cost requires building this simple heart rate monitor circuit is below 150 rupees off course we must have NI DAQ and Lab
VIEW software tool in our lab. Future work is to make it small product considering accuracy, stable output and cost constraint as
well.
The output that we are getting on Lab VIEW software tool is shown in fig.4.

Fig. 4: Block Diagram window of Lab VIEW

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VI. CONCLUSION
With the help of Lab VIEW software tool, we can built a low cost simple Heart rate monitor, still we can add parameter like
Bradycardia and Tachycardia, that will indicate whether person has a problem of low heart rate or high rate, so that it will be helpful
in diagnosis process.
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Mr. Bhavin Mehta, Ms. Divya Rengarajan, Mr. Ankit Prasad, Real Time Patient Tele-monitoring System Using LabVIEW. International Journal of Scientific
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http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/371303m.pdf.
http://www.sunrom.com/p/ldr-5mm-light-dependent-resistor.
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