In this study, heavy metal cadmium ions (Cd 2+ ) in water environment were studied, and the existing Cd 2+ colorimetric system was simplified. Based on colorimetry and spectroscopy, a portable analyzer for rapid detection of Cd 2+ was developed. This study simplifies the tedious and complex preprocessing and completes the colorimetric experiment. The measuring instrument is mainly divided into an optical path module and a circuit module. The optical path module converts the concentration of cadmium ions into an optical signal, and the circuit module realizes functions of converting, amplifying, data processing, viewing management data, and uploading data of the optical signal. After the detector was completed, several system performance analyses were performed, and low power consumption, antiinterference, and repeatability tests were taken to verify the accuracy of the measurement. The experimental results show that the determination coefficient of the model and the chemical value of the colorimetric reaction is R 2 = 0.934, the detection limit is 0.1047 mg/L, the detection range is 0.1~1 mg/L, and the variation coefficient of cadmium content index is less than 1.0%. The test results show that the tester has good accuracy and repeatability. At the same time, compared with other related instruments, the meter also has the advantages of multiple functions, small size, portability, convenient use, and low power consumption.