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How to Use IR LED and Photodiode with Arduino

How to Use IR LED and Photodiode with Arduino

InthispostIamgoingtoshowyouhowtouseand
programIRLEDandPhotodiodepairwithArduinotodetect
obstaclesinashortrange.Beforegoingtodotheprojectlet
ushaveabrieflookattheIRLEDandPhotodiode.

IRLED:

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IRLEDmeansInfraredLightEmittingDiode.The
IRLEDemits Infraredlightwhichisnotvisibletohuman
eye.wecanfindtheseIRLED'sinourTVRemotes.IRLED's
workslikenormalLED'sbutthematerialusedinthecoreis
different,itemitsInfraredLightwhencurrentpassed
throughit.TheseIRLEDareusedtodetectobstaclesahead
oftherobot.TheIRLEDemitsIRlightwhichgetsreflected
ifanyobstacleispresentinthedirectionofemittedIRray,
thereflectedIRraycaughtbyPhotodiodewhichcalculates
thereflectedlightstrength.ThehigherthereflectedIR
raystrength,thecloseristheobstacleandviceverse

Photodiode:

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Photodiodeisalightsensitivesemiconductor
diodewhichconvertsthelightenergyintovoltageor
currentbasedonthemodeofoperation.Ingeneral
Photodiodesareoperatedinreversebiascondition.The
clearPhotodiodecandetectvisibleandIRraystolimitthe
PhotodiodetodetectonlyIRraysablackcottingisapplied
totheglassofthePhotodiode.Thephotodiodeallowsthe
currenttopassthroughitifthephotodiodeisexposedtoIR
raysanditdoesn'tallowcurrenttopassthroughitifnoIR
raysfallsonit.Theamountofcurrentpassedthroughthe
photodiodeisdirectlyproportionaltoamountofIRraysfalls
onit.

IRLEDandPhotodiodeProject:
InthisprojectIamgoingtoshowyouHowto
usetheIRLEDandPhotodiodepairtodetecttheobstacle
inforntofit.IamgoingtoprogramtheArduinosuchthat,
IfanobstacleispresentbeforetheIRLEDandPhotodiode
pairwithinthethresholdrangethenabuzzerwillring.
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Materialsrequired:
1)Arduino2)IRLED3)Piezobuzzer
4)someWires.

Circuitdiagram:

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Howcircuitworks:
IntheabovecircuitthePhotodiodeisoperatedin
Reversebiasconditioni.e.,thelonglegofphotodiodegoes
togroundandtheshortlegisconnectedto5Voltssupply
through3Kohmsresistor.WhenthephotodiodedetectsIR
raysfromtheIRLEDwhichisreflectedbyanobstaclethe
photodiodeconductsthen,thecurrentgoestotheground
throughthephotodiodeso,thecurrenttotheanalogpinA0
ofArduinoislowsothat,wewillgetlowvalues(around
500)fromtheanalogpinA0ofarduino.IncaseofnoIR
raysfallsonthephotodiodethephotodiodedoesn'tconduct
sothecurrentfromthedigitalpin2goestoanalogpinA0
throughthe3Kohmsresisterso,thereadingsfromthe
analogpinA0ofArduinowillbearound900.

Program:
int pd=2; //Photodiode to digital
pin 2
int buzz=13;

//piezo buzzer to digital pin 13

int senRead=0;

//Readings from sensor to analog pin 0

int limit=850;

//Threshold range of an obstacle

void setup()
{
pinMode(pd,OUTPUT);
pinMode(buzz,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pd,HIGH);

//supply 5 volts to photodiode

digitalWrite(buzz,LOW);

//set the buzzer in off mode (initial condit

Serial.begin(9600);

//setting serial monitor at a default baund

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Serial.println(val);

// prints the values from the sensor in ser

if(val <= limit)

//If obstacle is nearer than the Threshold

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// Buzzer will be in ON state

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else if(val > limit)

//If obstacle is not in Threshold range

{
digitalWrite(buzz,LOW);

//Buzzer will be in OFF state

delay(20);
}
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Howprogramworks:
TheprogramstartswithInitializingvariables
photodiode'pd'withdigitalpin2,buzzer'buzz'withdigital
pin13,sensorreadings'senRead'toanalogpin0andthe
limitvariableissetto500(readingfromthesensor).Inthe
'voidsetup()'methodthepinmodeisdefindewiththe
function'pinMode(variable,OUTPUT/INPUT)'.Inthe'void
loop()'methodthe'val'variablestoresthereadingsfrom
thesensor.The'Serial.println(val)'methodisusedtoprint
thevaluesfromthesensortotheserialmonitor.Ihadused
anifelseladdertosetthebuzzerinONstatewhenthe
obstacleisintheThresholdrangeotherwisetheBuzzerwill
beinOFFstate.
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[http://startrobotics.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-make-obstacle-avoiding-robot.html]

2) How to use and program the Temperature sensor and Photresistor with
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3) Getting Started with Robotics [http://startrobotics.blogspot.com/2013/05/gettingstarted-with-robotics.html]

Posted 31st May 2013 by Kranthi Kumar

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with Arduino, Photodiode with Arduinio
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