Devika Santosh

Entertainment Technology student, aspiring Experience Designer

Arduino Animation with Pulse Sensor Input

8x8 LED grid animation created with Arduino that changes pace based on pulse sensor data.

An 8x8 LED grid playing an animation that varies with the user's heart rate, which would be read via a sensor. When the person's heart rate is higher, the animation plays faster, and vice versa.

Inspired by this LinkedIn animation created using a map by Collin McAtee!

Project Specifications

  • Time: 4 hours
  • Role: Individual Project
  • Software and Platforms: Arduino IDE
  • Libraries: Adafruit LED Backpack, Pulse Sensor library

Physical Project Sketch

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Functional Block Diagram

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Electronic Schematic Sketch

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Connections wired up!

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...and it's working!

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Variation with heart rate

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Running animation

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Alternative - heartbeat animation

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Link to code:

Click here!

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