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Lesson 75: Obstacle detection using laser transmitter and receiver with Arduino

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Part 8: Obstacle Avoidance with Arduino

This video shows you how to detect obstacle using very simple Infrared module, using Arduino. Timign in the video

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:47 Wiring Explained
  • 02:26 Code Explained
  • 03:59 Demonstration

  /*
 * Lesson 75: Using Solid State Relay  with Arduino
 * 
 * This is the Arduino code Infrared Obstacle Avoidance module
 
 * Written by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax.com 
 * on Jan 15, 2019 at 20:45 in Ajax, Ontario, Canada


  Watch instruction video for this code: https://youtu.be/DumIZ3lkHP4
  
  This video is part of Arduino Step by Step Course which starts here: https://youtu.be/-6qSrDUA5a8

 

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 * This code has been download from Robojax.com
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 */
int signalPin = 8;
 
void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 pinMode(signalPin, INPUT);// set signalPin as input

}

void loop() {
  //Written for Robojax on Dec 28, 2017
  int detect = digitalRead(signalPin);// read obstacle status and store it into "detect"
  if(detect == LOW){
    
   Serial.println("Obastacle on the way"); 
  }else{
    
   Serial.println("All clear");  
  }
  delay(300);
}

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