Shimmer3/3R

Manuals for the Shimmer3 platform. One set of manuals covers both Shimmer3 and Shimmer3R; where Shimmer3R differs, the text says so.

General

Shimmer3/3R User Manual

Getting started, the platform and its accessories, the LogAndStream firmware (logging, streaming, configuration, synchronised logging and the SD data), and the hardware in detail.

Updated 2026-11-04
Troubleshooting and FAQs

Answers to the questions support is asked most often: Bluetooth, firmware, LEDs, SD cards, licences, export and signal quality.

Updated 2026-11-04

Hardware Guides

Sensor, expansion board, dock and accessory guides for Shimmer3 and Shimmer3R.

IMU User Guide

Accelerometers, gyroscope and magnetometer: how they work, how to use their data, calibrating them, and the sensors' ranges and rates.

Updated 2026-10-27
ECG User Guide

Measuring ECG with the ExG unit: leads and electrode placement, configuration, signal quality and heart rate.

Updated 2026-10-27
EMG User Guide

Measuring EMG with the ExG unit: electrode positioning, configuration and common signal processing.

Updated 2026-10-27
GSR+ User Guide

Galvanic skin response: measurement ranges, electrodes, skin resistance, and the 3.5 mm jack for optical pulse sensing.

Updated 2026-10-27
Shimmer Dock User Guide

Charging, SD card access and firmware programming through the Shimmer Dock.

Updated 2026-10-27
PROTO3 Series User Guide

Prototyping boards for connecting your own analog, I2C, SPI and serial sensors.

Updated 2026-10-27
Shimmer3 JTAG Developer Board User Guide

Programming and debugging Shimmer3 firmware with a JTAG or Spy-Bi-Wire tool.

Updated 2026-10-27
Optical Pulse Sensor User Guide

Measuring pulse with the optical finger probe or ear clip through the 3.5 mm jack, and converting PPG to heart rate.

Updated 2026-10-27
External Expansion Board User Guide

Connecting your own analog, SPI, serial and parallel-bus sensors through the Shimmer's external connector.

Updated 2026-10-27
Bridge Amplifier+ User Guide

Load cells, strain gauges and resistance measurement with the Bridge Amplifier+ unit, and calibrating them.

Updated 2026-10-27
Shimmer3/3R Hardware Developer Reference

For firmware developers and repair: the connector and processor pin assignments for Shimmer3 and Shimmer3R, the Shimmer3 mainboard's block diagram and power switching, the Bluetooth radio, the microSD data path, the battery charger and LED conventions.

Updated 2026-10-27

Software

The Consensys user guide, and the MATLAB and LabVIEW instrument drivers.

Consensys User Guide

Installing and licensing Consensys, programming firmware, logging to SD, streaming over Bluetooth, calibrating sensors, and managing, processing and exporting data.

Updated 2026-10-27
Shimmer MATLAB Instrument Driver User Manual

Streaming from Shimmer devices into MATLAB: installation, the driver classes, examples, synchronisation, orientation, ExG and Verisense.

Updated 2026-10-27
Shimmer LabVIEW Library User Manual

The LabVIEW instrument driver library: example and integrated VIs, heart-rate converters and synchronisation.

Updated 2026-10-27

Sample data

Example recordings from Shimmer3 units, to try software and analysis before your own data arrives.

Shimmer3 IMU sample data

Accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer data from a Shimmer3 IMU.

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Shimmer3 ECG sample data

ECG recorded with a Shimmer3 ECG unit.

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Shimmer3 respiration sample data

Respiration and ECG recorded with a Shimmer3 ECG unit.

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Shimmer3 EMG sample data

EMG recorded with a Shimmer3 EMG unit.

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Shimmer3 GSR and PPG sample data

Skin conductance and optical pulse recorded with a Shimmer3 GSR+ unit.

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White papers and brochures

Background reading on Shimmer products and their use in research.

Shimmer3 EBio for COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Using the Shimmer3 EBio unit to monitor patients in COVID-19 clinical trials (2020).

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COVID-19: Wearable Sensors and Continuous Data to Improve Outcome

A concept paper on continuous wearable monitoring for COVID-19 patients (April 2020).

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Shimmer Brochure

An overview of Shimmer's products (2019).

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