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Re[6]: IR Collision avoidance
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:48:09 GMT
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Richard Whitehead <richard.whitehead@ukos.AVOIDSPAMvarian.com>
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Adam,
I have it working, but I want to tidy it up a bit. At the moment it
uses 2 op-amp stages, I think it can work with one. After all, it's
just a precision diode!
I will put something on in a few days.
Fred,
I do not have schematic capture software but I have drawing packages.
Is a .JPG image attached to a mail a good way to post schematics?
Richard
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Subject: Re: Re[4]: IR Collision avoidance
Author: Adam <adam@ring.zenox.com> at Internet-Mail
Date: 07/03/97 20:32
Richard,
Please send me the schemtics on the $2 circuit and whatever else
I need to know to get this thing up and running. I would appreciate
this very much. Thanks.
On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Richard Whitehead wrote:
> Adam,
>
> I don't use -5v, I just use a single 5v supply. You have to choose
> your op-amp carefully - I am currently trying ICL7612 but I'm looking
> at another sort which might turn out to be better. With a single
> supply, you have to bias things around 2.5v using a voltage divider
> network.
>
> I am detecting the received IR using a demodulator (precision diode)
> circuit, which costs just about $2 to build. It gives an analogue
> output indicating the strength of the received signal. Hence there is
> no software involvement, except to poll the analogue port value.
> I am considering locking the receiver to the detector to make a
> synchronous demodulator, which might work better.
>
> One advantage of my approach is that you can test it using *visible*
> light if you want; because of the modulation, an ordinary red LED and
> visible-light phototransistor work fine, but with much less range than
> the IR reflectance sensor parts.
>
> I will post something specific on here once it is all completely
> finalised.
>
> Richard
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Re[2]: IR Collision avoidance
> Author: Adam <adam@ring.zenox.com> at Internet-Mail
> Date: 03/03/97 14:09
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>
> 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.
>
>
> On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, Richard Whitehead wrote:
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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
> >
> >
>
>
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