BLE- and Bluetooth-Based Wristband Delivers Personalized Health Information

As part of the growing trend toward consumer wearable devices, Maxim Integrated has developed a health-care-based wristband system using Internet of Things (IoT) technology, known as Health Sensor Platform (HSP) 2.0. The solution is intended to put the management of one's own health and wellbeing more firmly in the hands of a person wearing the device. The watchband consists of multiple sensors, including an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor and photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensors to measure heart rate and variation, as well as a Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection to a mobile phone or device. It comes with an IoT app enabling users to receive and manage the sensor-based data.