This is the photo interrupter also known as photogate, photodiode, or phototransistor. Phototransistors are specially designed transistors with the base region exposed these transistors are light sensitive, especially when an infrared source of light is being used. Phototransistors it has
Wiring Xtrinsic MAG3110 3-AXIS Digital Magnetometer on Microcontroller
This is a Freescale’s three axis, digital magnetometer MAG3110 is a low-power to adopt & reads an orientation an independent electronic compass that can be provide accurate heading information. It uses 400 kHz fast mode i2C serial interface output and
Wiring The LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging Sensor) Remote Sensing with Micro-controller
This is another illustration that demonstrate how to wire the LIDAR Sensor on your Microcontroller. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing device which is capable capture geographical information. LIDAR data is often collected by the survey of
Wiring the ITG3200 / ADXL345 / HMC5883L 9DOF RAZOR IMU AHRH UART SPI i2C Communication
This is the 9DOF (Degrees Of Freedom) IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) module that has 3 integrated sensor in one module board the ITG-3200 (Triple Axis Digital Output Gyroscope), ADXL345 (13bit Resolution ±16g Triple Axis Accelerometer), HMC5883L (Triple Axis, Digital Magnetometer)
Wiring the PCF8591 Digital to Analog Conversion with Microcontroller
This is the PCF8591 a single chip single supply, low power 8bit CMOS data acquisition device with four analog inputs. 1 analog output and i2c Serial communication bus interface that allows the connection to be connected in series integrated bus
Wiring the TLS2591 High Range LUX / LIGHT Intensity / Ambient Light Sensor on Microcontroller
TLS2591 is high sensitive light to digital converter that transform light intensity into digital signal output that has integrated i2C interface on chip. The TLS2591 combines one infrared-responding photodiode on a single CMOS integrated circuit that has two integrating ADC
Wiring the APDS 9930 Ambient Light Sense / APDS 9960 RGB Gesture Sensor with Microcontroller
This is the touch-less gestures sensor a HMI (Human Machine Interface) by swiping your hand over the sensor, which controls a computer, microcontroller, robots or home, automotive, industrial gesture switching or ambient light and color measuring and proximity detections. The
14CORE Line Following BOT with TCRT5000/L298N on Microcontroller
This is the 14CORE Design Line Following robot which is capable of detecting lines and follow it. This robot uses TCRT5000 Sensor which is capable of emitting dark color lines. The TCRT5000 are reflective sensors which include an infrared emitter
Wiring IR (Infrared) Obstacle Avoidance Sensor with Raspberry Pi
IR (Infrared) obstacle avoidance Sensor module uses infrared reflection principle to detect obstacle. This sensor has a high precision components paired of infrared transmitter and receiver. The transmitter tubes emit a certain frequency of infrared when detecting a direction or
Wiring TCRT5000 IR Tracking Sensor with Raspberry Pi
IR Light reflection switch, useful for obstacle avoidance or line following, for obstacle avoidance you can place this module in front of the sender /receive diodes that will cause the out pin to be pulled low at distance of 1cm.
Wiring Photo Interrupter Light Blocking Switch with Raspberry Pi
photo interrupter is transmission type photo sensor that integrates optical receiving and transmitting elements in a single package please see the diagram below. Since the method involves light blocking commonly named photo interrupter. A long life infrared photo diodes is
Wiring MPU 6050 MEMS Accelerometer GYRO on RPI
Another illustration that demonstrate how to use MPU6050 on Raspberry Pi. The MPU 6050 sensor board contains a MEMS ACCELEROMETER and MEMS GYRO a single chip that provide a very accurate data, as it contains 16bits analog to digital conversion