10.57647/spre.2026.1001.05

High-Accuracy and Low-Latency ECG-Based Heart Rate Detection Using High-Level Synthesis on Zynq-7000

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  • Maryam Sadat Jalali Shahri1,
  • Farzan Khatib*1,
  • Seyyed Javad Seyyed Mahdavi1,
  • Alireza Heidari Bakavoli2,
  • Mahdi Kahrom2,
  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Ma.C., Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
  2. Department of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran

Received: 2025-10-25

Revised: 2026-12-10

Accepted: 2026-02-02

Published in Issue 2026-03-31

Copyright (c) 2026 Maryam Sadat Jalali Shahri, Farzan Khatib, Seyyed Javad Seyyed Mahdavi, Alireza Heidari Bakavoli, Mahdi Kahrom (Author)

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Jalali Shahri, M. S., Khatib, F., Seyyed Mahdavi, S. J., Heidari Bakavoli, A., & Kahrom, M. (2026). High-Accuracy and Low-Latency ECG-Based Heart Rate Detection Using High-Level Synthesis on Zynq-7000. Signal Processing and Renewable Energy (SPRE), 10(1). https://doi.org/10.57647/spre.2026.1001.05
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Abstract

Heart rate is one of the most critical vital signs for assessing an individual’s health. Therefore, researchers are trying to find a precise and fast method of calculating and monitoring the heart rate. One of the common methods for calculating the heart rate is using electrocardiogram signals (ECG). So far, many designs have been created for heart rate calculation using these signals, but most of these methods involve lengthy and complex pre-processing steps. Therefore, this study aims to employ a new simple structure for heart rate calculation using electrocardiogram signals, unlike the previous complex methods (wavelet transform, Tompkins, Pan). In addition, the proposed design was implemented on the Zynq series 7 chip by a high-level synthesis method to evaluate its performance. This design, besides simplicity, has a relatively high accuracy of about 99.45%.

Keywords

  • Heartbeat,
  • ECG (Electrocardiogram),
  • FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays),
  • Zynq
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