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Ultrasonicrangingmodule:HCSR04

Ultrasonicrangingmodule:HCSR04

Specifications:
Power Supply: 5V DC
Quiescent current: <2mA
Effectual angle: <15
Ranging distance: 2cm 500 cm
Resolution: 0.3 cm

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Ultrasonicrangingmodule:HCSR04

Sequencechart

Ashortultrasonicpulseistransmittedatthetime0,reflectedbyanobject.Thesenorreceivesthis
signalandconvertsittoanelectricsignal.Thenextpulsecanbetransmittedwhentheechois
fadedaway.Thistimeperiodiscalledcycleperiod.Therecommendcycleperiodshouldbenoless
than50ms.Ifa10swidthtriggerpulseissenttothesignalpin,theUltrasonicmodulewilloutput
eight40kHzultrasonicsignalanddetecttheechoback.Themeasureddistanceisproportionalto
theechopulsewidthandcanbecalculatedbytheformulaabove.Ifnoobstacleisdetected,the
outputpinwillgivea38mshighlevelsignal

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