Evan Rust
Published © GPL3+

Open Source Pulse Oximeter for COVID-19

An easily constructed USB-powered pulse oximeter device that can be built for around $25 and features an OLED display.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano R3
Arduino Nano R3
×1
Maxim Integrated MAX30102 Pulse and Heartrate Sensor
×1
Gravity I2C OLED-2864 Display
DFRobot Gravity I2C OLED-2864 Display
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Fusion
Autodesk Fusion

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Bottom Shell

Front + Bed

Top Piece

Schematics

Schematic

Code

Pulse Oximeter Code

C/C++
/*
  Hardware Connections (Breakoutboard to Arduino):
  -5V = 5V (3.3V is allowed)
  -GND = GND
  -SDA = A4 (or SDA)
  -SCL = A5 (or SCL)
  -INT = Not connected
 
  The MAX30105 Breakout can handle 5V or 3.3V I2C logic. We recommend powering the board with 5V
  but it will also run at 3.3V.
*/

#include <Wire.h>
#include "MAX30105.h"
#include "spo2_algorithm.h"
#include "SSD1306Ascii.h"
#include "SSD1306AsciiWire.h"

MAX30105 particleSensor;
SSD1306AsciiWire oled;

#define MAX_BRIGHTNESS 255

#if defined(__AVR_ATmega328P__) || defined(__AVR_ATmega168__)
//Arduino Uno doesn't have enough SRAM to store 50 samples of IR led data and red led data in 32-bit format
//To solve this problem, 16-bit MSB of the sampled data will be truncated. Samples become 16-bit data.
uint16_t irBuffer[50]; //infrared LED sensor data
uint16_t redBuffer[50];  //red LED sensor data
#else
uint32_t irBuffer[50]; //infrared LED sensor data
uint32_t redBuffer[50];  //red LED sensor data
#endif

int32_t spo2; //SPO2 value
int8_t validSPO2; //indicator to show if the SPO2 calculation is valid
int32_t heartRate; //heart rate value
int8_t validHeartRate; //indicator to show if the heart rate calculation is valid

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialize serial communication at 115200 bits per second:

  oled.begin(&Adafruit128x64, 0x3C);
  oled.setFont(Arial14);

  // Initialize sensor
  if (!particleSensor.begin(Wire, I2C_SPEED_FAST)) //Use default I2C port, 400kHz speed
  {
    Serial.println(F("MAX30105 was not found. Please check wiring/power."));
    while (1);
  }

  particleSensor.setup(55, 4, 2, 200, 411, 4096); //Configure sensor with these settings
}

void loop()
{

  //read the first 50 samples, and determine the signal range
  for (byte i = 0 ; i < 50 ; i++)
  {
    while (particleSensor.available() == false) //do we have new data?
      particleSensor.check(); //Check the sensor for new data

    redBuffer[i] = particleSensor.getRed();
    irBuffer[i] = particleSensor.getIR();
    particleSensor.nextSample(); //We're finished with this sample so move to next sample
    Serial.print(F("red="));
    Serial.print(redBuffer[i], DEC);
    Serial.print(F(", ir="));
    Serial.println(irBuffer[i], DEC);
  }

  //calculate heart rate and SpO2 after first 50 samples (first 4 seconds of samples)
  maxim_heart_rate_and_oxygen_saturation(irBuffer, 50, redBuffer, &spo2, &validSPO2, &heartRate, &validHeartRate);

  //Continuously taking samples from MAX30102.  Heart rate and SpO2 are calculated every 1 second
  while (1)
  {
    //dumping the first 25 sets of samples in the memory and shift the last 25 sets of samples to the top
    for (byte i = 25; i < 50; i++)
    {
      redBuffer[i - 25] = redBuffer[i];
      irBuffer[i - 25] = irBuffer[i];
    }

    //take 25 sets of samples before calculating the heart rate.
    for (byte i = 25; i < 50; i++)
    {
      while (particleSensor.available() == false) //do we have new data?
        particleSensor.check(); //Check the sensor for new data

      redBuffer[i] = particleSensor.getRed();
      irBuffer[i] = particleSensor.getIR();
      particleSensor.nextSample(); //We're finished with this sample so move to next sample
      Serial.print(F("red="));
      Serial.print(redBuffer[i], DEC);
      Serial.print(F(", ir="));
      Serial.print(irBuffer[i], DEC);

      Serial.print(F(", HR="));
      Serial.print(heartRate, DEC);

      Serial.print(F(", HRvalid="));
      Serial.print(validHeartRate, DEC);

      Serial.print(F(", SPO2="));
      Serial.print(spo2, DEC);

      Serial.print(F(", SPO2Valid="));
      Serial.println(validSPO2, DEC);
      
    }

    //After gathering 25 new samples recalculate HR and SP02
    maxim_heart_rate_and_oxygen_saturation(irBuffer, 50, redBuffer, &spo2, &validSPO2, &heartRate, &validHeartRate);
    printToScreen();
  }
}

void printToScreen() {
  oled.clear();
  oled.setCursor(0,0);
  if(validSPO2 && validHeartRate) {
    oled.print(F("HR: ")); oled.println(heartRate, DEC);
    oled.print(F("SPO2: ")); oled.println(spo2, DEC);
  } else {
    oled.print(F("Not valid"));
  }
}

Credits

Evan Rust

Evan Rust

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