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Over-the-counter PPG devices are typically composed of a single-wavelength light source, namely, single-wavelength PPG (SW-PPG). It is known that signals of SW-PPG are easily contaminated or distorted by measurement conditions such as motion artifacts, wearing pressure, and skin type. Since lights of different wavelengths can penetrate skin tissues at different depths, how to effectively construct a multiwavelength PPG (MW-PPG) device or even an all-wavelength PPG (AW-PPG) device has attracted great attention. There is also a very interesting question, that is, what could be the potential benefits of using MW-PPG or AW-PPG devices? This paper demonstrates the construction of an AW-PPG portable device and conducts a preliminary evaluation. The presented device consists of four light-emitting diodes, a chip-scale spectrometer, a microcontroller, a Bluetooth Low Energy transceiver, and a phone app. The maximum ratio combining algorithm (MRC) is used to combine the PPG signals derived from different wavelengths to achieve a better signal-to-noise ratio (S\/N). The PPG signals from the developed MRC-AW-PPG device versus those from the conventional SW-PPG device are compared in terms of different hydrostatic pressure conditions. It has been observed that the MRC-AW-PPG device can provide more stable PPG signals than that of a conventional PPG device. The results shine a light on the potential benefits of using multiple wavelengths for the next generation of noninvasive PPG sensing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20226556","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,17]],"date-time":"2020-11-17T07:23:28Z","timestamp":1605597808000},"page":"6556","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Development of a Portable All-Wavelength PPG Sensing Device for Robust Adaptive-Depth Measurement: A Spectrometer Approach with a Hydrostatic Measurement Example"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Shao-Hao","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yung-Chi","family":"Chuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng-Chun","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2019, November 25). 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