Bluetooth
BloodPressureDB for Android and iOS supports blood pressure monitors with Bluetooth for data transfer when they use the standard Bluetooth GATT profile for blood pressure monitors.Supported devices
Not every blood pressure monitor with Bluetooth supports this standard. We have successfully tested the following models:- A&D UA-651BLE
- Beurer BC 54
- Beurer BM 54
- Beurer BC 57
- Beurer BM 57
- Beurer BM 77
- Beurer BM 81 easyLock
- Beurer BC 85
- Beurer BM 85
- boso medicus system
- Crane Connect Bluetooth upper-arm blood pressure monitor
- Medisana BW 300 connect
- Medisana BU 530 connect
- Medisana BU 540 connect
- Medisana BU 546 connect
- Medisana BU 550 connect
- Medisana BU 570 connect
- Medisana BU 575 connect
- Medisana BU A52 connect
- Medisana SL 100 connect
- Omron Evolv
- Omron M400 Intelli IT
- Omron M500 Intelli IT
- Omron RS3 Intelli IT
- Omron RS7 Intelli IT
- Omron X4 Smart
- Omron X7 Smart (Note: not X7 Smart Afib)
- Sanitas SBC 53
- Sanitas SBM 37
- Sanitas SBM 67
- Silvercrest Personal Care blood pressure monitor
- Silvercrest SBM 68
- Silvercrest SBM 69
- Soehnle Systo Monitor Connect 300
- Soehnle Systo Monitor Connect 400
- Stayfit blood pressure monitor
- Veroval compact BPU 26
Not tested but reported by our customers as compatible are, among others, the following devices:
- Beurer BM 48
- Beurer BM 59
- Beurer BM 64
- Medisana BU 584 connect
- Medisana BU 580 connect
- Omron Nightview
Tested and NOT compatible are, among others, the following devices:
- ADE BPM 1401
- aponorm Oberarm Basis Plus Bluetooth (identical to microlife)
- Beurer BM 95
- Beurer BM 93
- Braun ActiveScan 9
- Braun iCheck 7
- iHealth IH-BP5 Feel
- iHealth IH-BP7 Sense
- iHealth Track
- Medisana MTX connect
- microlife BP A6 BT
- Philips upper-arm blood pressure monitor
- Philips wrist blood pressure monitor with Bluetooth Smart
- Omron M7 Intelli IT
- Omron M 700 Intelli IT
- Omron MIT 5s connect
- Omron X7 Smart Afib
- Qardio Arm
- smartLAB pressure W
- Visomat Vision Cardio
- Withings BP-801
- Withings BPM connect
- Withings BPM core
- 1byone Wireless Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
Also, your mobile device must support Bluetooth Smart both in hardware and in the operating system.
We regularly receive feedback from customers who have problems with their device manufacturer's app. BloodPressureDB is an alternative.
BloodPressureDB supports many monitors regardless of manufacturer and works across platforms. This lets you use your Bluetooth blood pressure monitor with full convenience.
How to proceed:
The app also provides a setup assistant for your Bluetooth monitor.
As soon as a Bluetooth device is found, the icon changes color and connects to the device. After connecting, the app checks whether it is a compatible device that can send blood pressure values. If so, the data are requested while the screen in the app is locked. After the transfer the data are synchronized immediately. If the small icon in the upper corner changes color but no data are received, usually another Bluetooth Smart-capable device nearby is sending data.
The app shows the incoming connection and counts the received records. It automatically detects whether a single new measurement is being transmitted or multiple ones. The device's time is used. Unfortunately, transferring all data can sometimes take longer.
Some devices send faster, others slower. Some send the data of the entire user memory, some only the current user. Some devices remember which data have already been transmitted and send only new values.
Important: The app must be running to receive data. Mobile operating systems automatically close apps in the background to free memory when many other apps are in use. Make sure BloodPressureDB is still running when data are to be received via Bluetooth.
Notes about devices:
A&D UA-651BLE: Before the first transfer the device must be paired. To set the clock you need the manufacturer's app. When values are transferred via Bluetooth they are deleted from the device.Beurer BC 54 and BM 81 easyLock: The device must be paired before the first transfer. The device shows a 6-digit code on the display which must be entered on the smartphone.
boso medicus system: The device must be paired before the first transfer. To set the clock you need the boso app. When values are transferred via Bluetooth they are deleted from the device. After a battery change, it may be necessary to set up the device again with the manufacturer's app.
Wrong time: Sometimes the device transmits a time that is off by one hour. This is a problem with the winter/summer time setting in the boso app. The clock then has to be reset with the boso app. Re-pairing may also be necessary.
boso has fixed this issue in a newer app version by always using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). From app version 8.2.2 we therefore added a setting "Device sends time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)" in the Bluetooth settings. This compensates for that peculiarity. It is not a change to the device but to the boso app. So depending on the version of the boso app this setting may be required.
Omron Evolv: The device must be paired before the first transfer. To set the clock you need the Omron app. The device has only one user memory. When values are transferred via Bluetooth they are deleted from the device.
Special case: The device actually has only one memory slot and is intended for a single user. If an arrhythmia or movement occurs during the measurement, the value is transmitted as memory slot 5.
General note about Omron devices: Before the first transfer the device may need to be paired. Press and hold the Bluetooth button for about 3 seconds until a "P" appears on the display. A pairing request should then appear on your device. Accept it and the transfer begins. Each value is transmitted via Bluetooth only once. When transferring to the Blutdruckdaten App, make sure the Omron Connect app is closed, as it may intercept the data. If the device is used by several people, make sure to transmit the measurements immediately before another person measures. Because each value can only be transmitted once, measurements for one of the users could otherwise be lost.
Silvercrest SBM 69: The device must be paired before the first transfer. The code shown on the device display must be entered.
Memory slots and users:
If data from different user memory slots on the device are received, the app asks which memory slot should be read. The app remembers this setting.If during a transfer data from a memory slot different from the previously used one are transmitted, but not from the previously used slot, the app points this out. This is meant to prevent mixing data from different users.
The app manages these settings per user, since multiple user accounts can be managed in the app. These settings are not synchronized with the server.
If you change the memory slot on the device and want to reassign it in the app, please click on the notice text about the last transfer. This will reset the settings.
Note: Internally, memory slots are numbered starting at 0. So the first memory slot is number 0. Some devices differ from this, for example the BC57. The app then shows device memory slot 1 as 2 and slot 2 as 3. This does not affect correct functionality. For devices known to us the app shows the memory slots as on the device.
There is an option "Only read the latest measurement regardless of memory slot". If activated, the app always takes the newest measurement in the device, regardless of the memory slot. This option can be useful when a device is used by several people and slots are not assigned to each person. This happens, for example, in nursing homes.
Common errors and their causes:
The data are transferred but then not present: Please check the device's date. At the beginning of a year we often receive many inquiries about missing data, which then turn out to be caused by the device having the wrong year set.Data transfer doesn't work: Does the transfer work with the manufacturer's own app? If there are also problems there, but your device meets all requirements (operating system/hardware), please try restarting the device.
Sometimes restarting the blood pressure monitor is also necessary. To do this, remove the batteries once, wait a short time, and then put these or new batteries back in. Attention: Date and time settings usually get lost when changing the batteries. Please set them correctly again before the next measurement.
In individual cases it can also help to unpair the device from the smartphone and pair it again. This, of course, only applies to devices that require pairing at all.
Another device interferes with the connection: If the Bluetooth symbol turns blue but no data are transferred, another Bluetooth device is sending. The app connects to the device and then recognizes that it is not a blood pressure monitor. The device ID is stored internally and no further connection will be made to that device. Nevertheless, in very rare cases another Bluetooth device can permanently prevent the connection to the blood pressure monitor.
Location: For most devices the location detection must be enabled to receive data via Bluetooth Low Energy. This is a requirement of the respective device and cannot be bypassed by us. We do not read out the location.
Wrong time:
Many monitors have a simple, continuous clock. After switching between summer and winter time it must be set on the device again.
Tip: Set the clock of your blood pressure monitor manually to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In the settings of your BloodPressureDB app, then choose the option to use UTC. This eliminates the need to change the time on your monitor twice a year for summer/winter time. However, the monitor will then display UTC on the screen and not the local time.
