<div dir="ltr">Yes, but be aware that the sensor runs on 2.8v and will need level shifters to either 3.3v or 5v, so the all-in-one board is a pretty good deal.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Randy Farmer <a href="mailto:randy.farmer@gmail.com">randy.farmer@gmail.com</a> [trianglerobotics] <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trianglerobotics@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">trianglerobotics@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p></p><div dir="ltr">If you are on the Sparkfun mail list, you probably already got this, but this guy is interesting enough to warrant an announcement just in case.<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12785" target="_blank">https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12785</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>It is a $24.95 TOF (time of flight) distance sensor - this means that it actually measures the amount of time to send light (IR) to and from the object, so it is immune from surface reflectivity issues, and also immune from many of the problems with ultrasonic sensors.</div><div><br></div><div>The only drawback that I see is the relatively short range - 0.5 meters is listed in the spec sheet, but if you look at the app note they are measuring distance out to almost 2 meters. The actual distance is dependent upon ambient light and surface reflection. Note that while the maximum dept allowed is dependent upon surface reflection, the actual value of the measurement does not.</div><div><br></div><div>I will be ordering one of these soon (too bad I did not know about it before placing two orders to them just last week).</div><div><br></div><div>Take a look at both the datasheet and the appnote.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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