No LEDs activating on Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Sensor - MAX30101 MAX32664 (SEN-15219)

Sensors Biometrics
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Hi,

I soldered headers to the sensor board and seem to be getting successful responses from the MAX32664 using the library from GitHub. I tried using both modes to check the extended status/LED counts. However, all the values are 0 and neither LED from the MAX30101 seem to be turning on. MFIO and RESET are connected to D6 and D5, respectively. Is there something I’m missing with the setup?

Thanks!

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Share a few photos of the soldering/setup

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Sure, please see the attached. I tried using both an Analog Discovery 3 (pattern generator on RST and MFIO, I2C protocol on the I2C pins) and the Particle Boron 404X. Double-checked it wasn’t 3.3V that was the issue – I2C lines behave appropriately by staying pulled up when the MAX32664 isn’t powered, and are pulled down when issuing the 0x02+0x00 Device Operating Mode status register check to 0x55 (0xAA/0xAB).

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That solder connection on the GND pin isn’t looking too good; try reheating it; adding some flux or a touch of fresh solder may help.

/mike

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Thanks Mike! I swapped the wiring around too (been a while since I breadboarded, haha…) and the sensor works now too. Mods, please mark this as solved!