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AFE4490: How to possibly calibrate the LED brightness without stopping acquisition

Part Number: AFE4490

Tool/software:

I'm trying to build a device that acquires real time SpO2 value. Right now this is the working,


-Continuously acquire ambient and normal Red and IR values over a period of 2 seconds using DMA
-Every 3rd cycle, acquisition is paused and LED calibration is done. LED Calibration is done by re initialising the SPI to work in normal mode and not DMA. Then all register values are read, gain and current are adjusted until register values in an expected range are received.

The problem with this however is that whenever calibration is done, acquisition is paused for a short while. What is the right way to do calibration without having to stop acquisition?

  • Hello Mohammed,

    Due to the fact that the register settings, including those that will affect the value of the acquired data, are being adjusted during the calibration routines, the AFE4490 does not support acquiring data while it is being calibrated. 

    Regards,

    Payton