Grove - Ultrasonic Ranger
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Introduction
This Grove-ultrasonic sensor is a non-contact distance measurement module which is compatible with the Grove system. It’s designed for easy modular project usage with industrial performance.
Model: SEN10737P
Features
- 42KHz Ultrasonic Sensor
- Detecting range: 3cm-4m,Best in 30 degree angle.
- Grove Interface
- PWM Output
- Low Supply Current
Specifications
| Item | Typical | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Supply voltage | 5.0 | VDC |
| Global Current Consumption | 15 | mA |
| Ultrasonic Frequency | 40 | kHz |
| Maximal Range | 400 | cm |
| Minimal Range | 3 | cm |
| Resolution | 1 | cm |
| Trigger Pulse Width | 10 | μs |
Usage
The Ultrasonic Ranger will find a place in numerous projects :presence detector ,robotics, car parking, distance measurement....With the sensor and demo code, this sensor will work from 3 to 400cm arond 1 cm accurary.The following sketch demonstrates a simple application of using the sensor to measure diatance.
- Firstly, download the File:Ultrasonic Ranger library and Unzip it into the libraries file of Arduino IDE by the path: ..\arduino-1.0\libraries.
- Then watch the vidio for this module here, includes the hardware installation and related software.
Version Tracker
| Revision | Descriptions | Release |
|---|---|---|
| v0.9b | Initial public release | 16,Aug,2011 |
Resources
- Ultrasonic Ranger library
- Schematic in PDF
- Chip datasheet(optional)
Support
If you have questions or other better design ideas, you can go to our forum or wish to discuss.
