Feb 26, 2010 #1 W wencuan Newbie level 2 Joined Dec 22, 2009 Messages 2 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 1,294 hai everyone!! i am currently researching about pulse rate monitor and encounter this site https://hrsensor.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/sensor-report-reflective-optical-sensor-tcrt1000/ i did an experiment on the circuit and it works but i am wondering why the infra red transmitter is being placed reverse bias and the circuit works? Any explanations to clear my doubt? Thank you Wencuan
hai everyone!! i am currently researching about pulse rate monitor and encounter this site https://hrsensor.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/sensor-report-reflective-optical-sensor-tcrt1000/ i did an experiment on the circuit and it works but i am wondering why the infra red transmitter is being placed reverse bias and the circuit works? Any explanations to clear my doubt? Thank you Wencuan
Feb 27, 2010 #2 bobcat1 Advanced Member level 4 Joined Jul 10, 2002 Messages 1,284 Helped 99 Reputation 198 Reaction score 34 Trophy points 1,328 Activity points 8,546 Re: TCRT1000 doubts Hi The schematic in this site is wrong - it will not work with revers bias LED! All the best Bobi The microcontroller specialist
Re: TCRT1000 doubts Hi The schematic in this site is wrong - it will not work with revers bias LED! All the best Bobi The microcontroller specialist
Apr 19, 2010 #3 F flipper_md Junior Member level 2 Joined Jul 17, 2004 Messages 24 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 205 Re: TCRT1000 doubts Hi Were you actually able to get the HR signal with the circuit? do you have a more complete/correct schematic? I tried reading with 8bit ADC but there is no pulse... thanks
Re: TCRT1000 doubts Hi Were you actually able to get the HR signal with the circuit? do you have a more complete/correct schematic? I tried reading with 8bit ADC but there is no pulse... thanks
Apr 28, 2010 #4 W wencuan Newbie level 2 Joined Dec 22, 2009 Messages 2 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1,281 Activity points 1,294 Re: TCRT1000 doubts yup i able to get the HR by using that circuit... a normal IR with a wavelength of 950nm and any phototransistor will do to...
Re: TCRT1000 doubts yup i able to get the HR by using that circuit... a normal IR with a wavelength of 950nm and any phototransistor will do to...