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diff --git a/movement/watch_faces/complication/pulsometer_face.h b/movement/watch_faces/complication/pulsometer_face.h index 61294d42..b5c87db7 100644 --- a/movement/watch_faces/complication/pulsometer_face.h +++ b/movement/watch_faces/complication/pulsometer_face.h @@ -28,28 +28,40 @@ /* * PULSOMETER face * - * The Pulsometer is an implementation of a sort of a classic mechanical - * watch complication. A classic pulsometer complication involves a - * chronograph with a scale calibrated for counting a certain number of - * heartbeats (often 30). You start it and begin counting heartbeats, and - * stop it after counting the specified number of beats. Once stopped, - * the needle will point to your heart rate. - * - * The pulsometer on Sensor Watch flashes its instructions at launch: - * “Hold Alarm + count 30 beats.” Using the hand on the side where you wear - * your watch, touch your carotid artery (in your neck) and feel for your - * pulse. Once you find it, use your other hand to press and hold the Alarm - * button, and count your heartbeats. When you reach 30 beats, release the - * Alarm button. The display will show a number such as “60 bpm”; this is - * your heart rate in beats per minute. - * - * Two notes: - * o For the first few seconds of a measurement, the display will read “Hi”. - * This indicates that it’s too early for the measured value to be a valid - * heart rate. Once the measurement is below 240 bpm, the display will update. - * o If you hold the button down for more than 45 seconds, the display will - * read “Lo”. If it took this long for you to count 30 heartbeats, this - * indicates that your heart rate is below 40 beats per minute. + * The pulsometer implements a classic mechanical watch complication. + * A mechanical pulsometer involves a chronograph with a scale that + * allows the user to compute the number of heart beats per minute + * in less time. The scale is calibrated, or graduated, for a fixed + * number of heart beats, most often 30. The user starts the chronograph + * and simultaneously begins counting the heart beats. The movement of + * the chronograph's seconds hand over time automatically performs the + * computations required. When the calibrated number of heart beats + * is reached, the chronograph is stopped and the seconds hand shows + * the heart rate. + * + * The Sensor Watch pulsometer improves this design with user calibration: + * it can be graduated to any value between 1 and 39 pulsations per minute. + * The default is still 30, mirroring the classic pulsometer calibration. + * This feature allows the user to reconfigure the pulsometer to count + * many other types of periodic minutely events, making it more versatile. + * For example, it can be set to 5 respirations per minute to turn it into + * an asthmometer, a nearly identical mechanical watch complication + * that doctors might use to quickly measure respiratory rate. + * + * To use the pulsometer, hold the ALARM button and count the pulses. + * When the calibrated number of pulses is reached, release the button. + * The display will show the number of pulses per minute. + * + * In order to measure heart rate, feel for a pulse using the hand with + * the watch while holding the button down with the other. + * The pulse can be easily felt on the carotid artery of the neck. + * + * In order to measure breathing rate, simply hold the ALARM button + * and count the number of breaths. + * + * To calibrate the pulsometer, press LIGHT + * to cycle to the next integer calibration. + * Long press LIGHT to cycle it by 10. */ #include "movement.h" |