Ian St. Louis
Created November 25, 2015

Distance Measuring Sensor

Taking simple readings from a 2Y0A21 Sharp Infrared Proximity Sensor!

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Distance measuring sensor code

C/C++
Using Arduino and a 2Y0A21 Sharp Infrared Proximity Sensor to gather sensor readings.
int sensorPin = 0; // intialize sensor on analog pin 0

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600); // open up serial port to display distance values
}

void loop(){
  // the sensor will change the voltage according to the distance the user is from it, so we want to read this voltage
  int val = analogRead(sensorPin); 
  
  // scaled down the value of the distance, to decrease the resolution of the data so it is easier to follow
  val = round(val/3.5); 

  // print this new value to the serial monitor
  Serial.println(val);

  // delay so the serial monitor displays values in a readable manner. Any faster than this makes the data much harder to read in sequence
  delay(85); 
}

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Ian St. Louis

Ian St. Louis

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