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Subject: 
Re[2]: IR Collision avoidance
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Mon, 3 Mar 1997 09:48:07 GMT
Original-From: 
Richard Whitehead <[Richard.Whitehead@ukos.varian.]nospam[com]>
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Bill,

Why is everyone using a digital device to try to detect the (analogue)
distance to an object?  Especially one with AGC, it makes no sense!

I modulated the IR at 10KHz (high enough to be away from mains light
flicker, but out of the way of the remote control band), and am using
an analogue op-amp demodulator circuit to detect the strength of the
reflected signal.

It is basically working, but I am just changing to a different op-amp
to get rail-to-rail operation.

Richard



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Re[2]: IR Collision avoidance
 
Richard, I've tried the op-amp method and had some success. I just don't know how I would power the -5V via the HB. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks. (...) (28 years ago, 3-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
  Re: Re[2]: IR Collision avoidance
 
(...) Richard, In my case there are two reasons. First, I'm not trying to find the actual distance. I just want to know if there is something within a particular range. I don't care if it's an inch away or a foot. The second reason is that I can get (...) (28 years ago, 3-Mar-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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