PPG-beats is a Matlab library of algorithms to detect heartbeats in photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals.

This software is designed to provide open-source algorithms for detecting heartbeats in PPG signals, and to provide a framework with which to assess their performance. The software is intended for use in research, and is therefore aimed at academic researchers.

To get started, see the accompanying documentation here (and in particular, the Getting Started page).

For further information, please see:

• The accompanying documentation
• The repository license
• The project website.
• Contributing guidelines and the Contributor Code of Conduct.

When using this toolbox, please cite:

Charlton PH et al., Detecting beats in the photoplethysmogram: benchmarking open-source algorithms, Physiological Measurement, 2022.

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