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PulseSensor makes it easy to put live Heartbeats and BPM into your project !
The Pulse Sensor Kit includes:
1) Soft 24-inch ribbon cable, making it adaptable to your project.
2) A Velcro Finger Strap, just like the pro's.
3) Protective Vinyl Cover, insulating the circuit from the skin.
4) An Ear Clip that's perfectly sized to the sensor.
♥ More then just a circuit board.
♥ A well-designed kit that saves you time.
♥ Made with students, artists, and developers in mind.
♥ Videos and Documentation to get you up and running quickly!
♥ Code and Projects, developed for makers of all ages!
♥ We sell the hardware, the software is free.
♥ Share your work back with us and the community on GitHub, YouTube, and the Web.
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Works with: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Particle, littleBits, Mico:bit, and most maker platforms!
Your time is money, spend it wisely.
We have an interesting business model. We make the hardware, and give-away the software.
We do have many “copycats”. People tell us all the time, that a knock-off "PulseSensor's" do not work with our code.
We stand by our engineering-specs and build-quality. We do not support other companies’ copycat hardware.
Joel and Yury = 2 Professors with an Idea.
PulseSensor started as a conversation between two professors teaching at the Parsons School of Design in New York.
One summer-break and KickStarter-campaign later. World Famous Electronics llc was born in Brooklyn, NY.
We've been perfecting the PulseSensor magic-sauce ever since.Rob
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2025
It's good, not great. It works most of the time when you have your finger positioned JUST right, but it can sometimes produce wildly varied results which means it is NOT a reliable measuring tool. The build quality seems good but for $30 I expected something a bit more consistent. There are $5 versions of this available which I have not tested but kinda wish I had. I expect a bit of flakiness at a $5 price point - not at $30.To their credit the Arduino libraries and example code for the sensor seem solid and helpful and their website has a lot of useful information. This is an open source project which is great, but if you are going to position yourself as the premium version of the product I would expect better results.
Talistan
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
This worked great and without issues. Signal is quite clean.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024
Worked right out of the box! Spent time and monies on other cheaper sensors and the rest are garbage. Just go with this one
Edward K.
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
This does the job, but is overpriced at $25. For the same price you can get an Arduino Uno R3.
Real Anon
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020
PLEASE PROVIDE A FINGER CLIP WITH THE SENSOR, THE VELCRO MOVES AROUND TOO MUCH. This pulse sensor works if the sensor is absolutely still and you're not moving. Since the slightest bit of movement even with the velcro strap would throw off the readings, it added to noise/incorrect readings. I paid for two of these and both gave me the same issue. I even properly attached the plastic cover to the sensor so no oil, sweat, or grease would get in the way. I have no shame in leaving a 1 star review since I BOUGHT TWO OF THESE to make sure at least one work without being 100% still
Ing Karl Schuh
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019
The PulseSensors arrived in time and there were no damages.Before use, the sensor needs to be protected. There a transparent vinyl pad enclosed for the front and velcro-pads for the back. The (good) instructions tell you to seal it into hot glue, but I will do this later.The examples they provide are nice and work flawlessly. Only the pressure you apply with your finger is critical. A quite light pressure worked best for me, but its hard to be constant. Maybe a big clip, like they have in hospitals, would make it easier. I did not try the mounting variant with the ear-clip yet.
Ryan Kaveh
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
The signal was decent at first, but over several months the signal quality degraded to the point of not being able to use it, despite numerous analog and digital filters to try salvaging the underlying signal.
Florian F.
Reviewed in France on November 21, 2019
Fonctionne bien quand il n'y a pas de mouvement parasite. Bien donc pour une utilisation en statique. En effet peu importe la mise en place (attache), la sueur et les frottements sont a proscrire pour que le capteur reste précis.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
This little guy works great for casual use. It is a little sensitive to motion. I clip it on my ear while I work out on a stationary bike to monitor my heart rate while I exercise. If I shake my head or sometimes when I tilt it I get screwy readings.
CHRISTOPHER J BALL
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2018
Item dispatched by HellasDigital and not remotely as described: 1) Soft braided-wire ribbon cable. Not kidding, that's one nice cable! Not included - cheap cable used2) An Ear Clip that's perfectly sized to the sensor. Not included3) A Velcro Finger Strap, just like the pro's. Not included4) Transparent Vinyl Dots, which make electrical insulation simple. Not includedThis is the knockoff version - no doubt.
Rotwang
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
This device works exactly as advertised, assuming you want an analog output. But, if you need a digital output, then you'll need to use it with a microcontroller, such as an Arduino, to convert the analog signal to digital. The seller provides a free Auruino sketch, which does a good job of converting the analog signal to digital. However, this code is too complicated for a person with my limited software skills to modify. That's the only reason why I gave it four stars instead of five. I realize that this is a personal issue and it may not be a fair reason to downgrade the product to four stars, but I'd like to see the seller include an example sketch that's easier for an amateur to customize With that said, if you're good at writing Arduino sketches, and if you understand timer interrupt code, then you should be able to customize the example sketch and use this pulse sensor in almost any project. For what it's worth, I've purchased several different pulse sensors and this is the only one I've found that's any good.
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