Example Code for Arduino-Get Heart Rate and Blood Oxygen Data
Last revision 2025/12/17
This article offers a comprehensive guide on using Arduino with the MAX30102 sensor to measure heart rate and blood oxygen levels, covering hardware and software setup, wiring instructions, and example code for efficient data monitoring.
Hardware Preparation
- DFRduino UNO R3 (or similar) x 1
- Gravity: MAX30102 heart rate blood oxygen sensor x1
- Dupont wires
Software Preparation
- Arduino IDE
- RTU Library
- Download and install the Heart Rate Sensor Library and Sample Codes Library. (About how to install the library?)
Wiring Diagram

Other Preparation Work
Note: RTU library is the modbus library transplanted for Arduino based on Modbus RTU protocol. Install the RTU library before use.
Please pay attention to the position of the communication switch.
Sample Code
/*!
* @file gainHeartbeatSPO2.ino
* @n experiment phenomena: get the heart rate and blood oxygenation, during the update the data obtained does not change
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2010 DFRobot Co.Ltd (http://www.dfrobot.com)
* @licence The MIT License (MIT)
* @author PengKaixing([email protected])
* @version V1.0
* @date 2021-06-21
* @get from https://www.dfrobot.com
* @url https://github.com/DFRobot/DFRobot_BloodOxygen_S
*/
#include "DFRobot_BloodOxygen_S.h"
#define I2C_COMMUNICATION //use I2C for communication, but use the serial port for communication if the line of codes were masked
#ifdef I2C_COMMUNICATION
#define I2C_ADDRESS 0x57
DFRobot_BloodOxygen_S_I2C MAX30102(&Wire ,I2C_ADDRESS);
#else
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* board | MCU | Leonardo/Mega2560/M0 | UNO | ESP8266 | ESP32 | microbit |
* VCC | 3.3V/5V | VCC | VCC | VCC | VCC | X |
* GND | GND | GND | GND | GND | GND | X |
* RX | TX | Serial1 TX1 | 5 | 5/D6 | D2 | X |
* TX | RX | Serial1 RX1 | 4 | 4/D7 | D3 | X |
* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#if defined(ARDUINO_AVR_UNO) || defined(ESP8266)
SoftwareSerial mySerial(4, 5);
DFRobot_BloodOxygen_S_SoftWareUart MAX30102(&mySerial, 9600);
#else
DFRobot_BloodOxygen_S_HardWareUart MAX30102(&Serial1, 9600);
#endif
#endif
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
while (false == MAX30102.begin())
{
Serial.println("init fail!");
delay(1000);
}
Serial.println("init success!");
Serial.println("start measuring...");
MAX30102.sensorStartCollect();
}
void loop()
{
MAX30102.getHeartbeatSPO2();
Serial.print("SPO2 is : ");
Serial.print(MAX30102._sHeartbeatSPO2.SPO2);
Serial.println("%");
Serial.print("heart rate is : ");
Serial.print(MAX30102._sHeartbeatSPO2.Heartbeat);
Serial.println("Times/min");
Serial.print("Temperature value of the board is : ");
Serial.print(MAX30102.getTemperature_C());
Serial.println(" ℃");
//The sensor updates the data every 4 seconds
delay(4000);
//Serial.println("stop measuring...");
//MAX30102.sensorEndCollect();
}
Result

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