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RE: Sharp GP2D05 Infrared Ranger and the RCX
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Tue, 3 Oct 2000 15:14:08 GMT
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> Hi,
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> this seems to be a very good idea for a new RCX sensor. Reading the Sharp
> data sheets for their infrared distance sensors I want to write some facts
> about.
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> They have 4 different sensors for measuring distances from 10 to 80 cm. The
> differences are in the data output of the units. The links are the data
> sheets you can read yourself from Sharp.
Ralf,
If I remember correctly, these sensors draw about 30 mA, which is the limit
for a powered sensor for the RCX. You may need to add an additional battery
to supply the current....
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| Ooh, you're right. This seems to be too much for battery powered models. Has anybody a better idea? I want to have a sensor with gives a linear (?) signal corresponding to a distance. For an 1-bit boolean signal I saw a plan in elektor 9/2000 (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| Hi, this seems to be a very good idea for a new RCX sensor. Reading the Sharp data sheets for their infrared distance sensors I want to write some facts about. They have 4 different sensors for measuring distances from 10 to 80 cm. The differences (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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