5 Interesting Reference Designs For WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

Build wearables faster with sensors, Bluetooth, and extended battery life-powered by ready-to-use reference designs.

- By NIDHI AGARWAL

Wearable electronics are increasingly common in health, fitness, and industrial applications, but designing them remains complex. Reference designs from leading OEMs simplify the process, providing ready platforms that enable engineers to connect sensors, manage power, and integrate wireless features without creating every circuit from scratch. Below are some notable examples worth exploring.

Wearable demo

The Wearable demo reference design provides engineers with a foundation for developing wearable electronics with sensors and wireless connectivity. It includes a 6-axis IMU with a sensor fusion core, an environmental sensor for pressure, humidity, and temperature, and a light and UV sensor enabling applications such as fitness trackers, health monitors, or environmental sensors. A cryptographic module supports authentication and data protection. With builtin sensor fusion, additional software is not required to detect steps, calculate rotation vectors, or recognise activities.

The design offers low-power wireless connectivity, builtin motion processing to reduce controller load, environmental and light sensors, secure on-device operation, and a compact form with multiple sensors and indicators, making wearable development easier.

Applications. Suitable for motion sensing, environmental monitoring, and BLE connectivity
Link. https://www.electronicsforu.com/electronics-projects/wearable-demo-reference-design
OEM Brand. Atmel

Wearable heart rate monitor