Pulse

Maker	Avalon Harmonics
Type	Heartbeat sensor converted to CV, gates and triggers
Mounting	Through-hole
Width	4 HP
License	Open source (CC BY-SA 4.0 on the design files)
Difficulty	🌡️ Medium through-hole

A fingertip pulse sensor drives the outputs. Finding a stable spot on the finger takes some experimentation.

Documentation

• Bill of materials (BOM)
• Schematic

Links

• Source / files on GitHub
• Maker page

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This is a third-party open-source design, listed here as a build reference. Specs are researched from public sources; check the source repo and store for the current BOM, panel, and revision before ordering parts. Corrections welcome.

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