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I'm looking into wireing up an old ir receiver I got in a wall-e U-command. Looking at it, this appears to be the pinout for it, but if not it looks almost exact to the one in the picture.
Pinning: 1 = OUT, 2 = GND, 3 = VS
PDF datasheet picture in datasheet
Does everyone think that it would make sense?
@DJ just a thought, is it just as simple as having the ezb check the output of the reciever for a "high" or "low" when connected to an adc port?
Apologies if I am talking rubbish. :-)
No, infrared is a pretty lengthy discipline. You will always detect IR, because it's all around us. Specifically outside, which is why you never see IR devices work outside. Although it was funny when I read this ignorant article about a farming robot. Which is a little off topic, but made me laugh at how ridiculous it is...
The claim is the robot can see other robots by an IR detector - well IR doesn't work outside in the day because the sun literally bombs us with IR.
It can "avoid obstacles" apparently with a distance sensor on top of it's head! ha, on top of it's head - so I guess it can only avoid things that are as high as it's head Shrug
my favorite, it apparently has a magical seed sensor that can detect seeds. Wow, that's a new type of sensor I've never heard of. Seed sensor. I wonder if it can detect eggs too, might come in handy at easter
Anyway, that's rubbish - if you needed an example
If you want an IR beacon, I would build your robot on top of an iRobot Roomba.
-OR-
get this: Pololululululu IR Beacon
Oh I see :-)
Pants, back to the drawing board then.
Thanks for taking the time to answer, hope your having a great thsnks giving.
:D
Thanks man! Take a look at the polululu sensor and see if that would work for you