Product Summary
The PASPORT Hand-Grip Heart Rate Sensor provides a quick and easy method for students to measure their resting and exercise heart rates. The design allows students to measure heart rate without the restriction of inconvenient belts and clips. The extra long cords enable students to move freely as they increase their physical activity to determine their exercise heart rates.
To measure heart rate at rest or during exercise, simply grip the handles and the sensor will measure the number of times the cardiac muscle contracts per minute. Middle school life science students can use the PASPORT Hand Grip Heart Rate Sensor to compare resting and exercise heart rate. High school and university biology and physiology students can measure and compare resting, exercise, and recovery heart rates to determine physical fitness levels.
Educational Use Only
This is not a medical device. PASCO products are designed for educational use only and should not be used in any apparatus involved with life support, medical testing, patient diagnosis, or industrial control/testing systems.
Applications
- Measure and compare resting, exercise and recovery heart rate to determine physical fitness levels
- AP Biology Lab 10: Physiology of the Circulatory System
How It Works
Like all PASPORT sensors, the PASPORT Hand Grip Heart Rate Sensor is “plug and play” once connected to a PASPORT interface. Just grip the handles, and the sensor will use an internal noise reducing and averaging technique to generate an accurate heart rate reading.
Three LED’s are used to communicate the sensor's activity:
- Amber (STANDBY) tells the user that the unit is ready to collect data but the handgrips are not being held.
- Green (ACQUIRE) tells the user that the handgrips are being held and the sensor is acquiring the heart beat.
- Red (BEATS) flashes once the sensors “sees” a good heart beat. Flashes with each beat.
Product Specifications
| Sensor Range | 0 to 240 beats per minute |
| Accuracy | ± 1 beat per minute |
| Resolution | 1 beat per minute |
Data Collection Software
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Interface Required
This product requires a PASCO Interface to connect to your computer or device. We recommend the following option(s). For a breakdown of features, capabilities, and additional options, see our Interface Comparison Guide »
Dedicated Datalogging with SPARK LXi2
Consider an all-in-one, touchscreen data collection, graphing, and analysis tool for students. Designed for use with wired and wireless sensors, the SPARK LXi2 Datalogger simultaneously accommodates up to five wireless sensors and includes two ports for blue PASPORT sensors. It features an interactive, icon-based user interface within a shock-absorbing case and arrives packaged with SPARKvue, MatchGraph!, and Spectrometry software for interactive data collection and analysis. It can additionally connect via Bluetooth to the following interfaces: AirLink, SPARKlink Air, and 550 Universal Interface.
