CHAPTER 29

Ultrasonic Range Finder

image

This is a really quick and easy project to make. It uses an LCD shield and an HC-SR-04 range finder. The display gives a continuous readout of the distance to the nearest obstacle (Figure 29-1).

image

FIGURE 29-1 Ultrasonic range finder.

 

Parts

To build this project, you will need the following:

image

The LCD shield that I used in this project is made by Snootlabs (www.snootlab.com). It is particularly useful for this ...

Get The TAB Book of Arduino Projects: 36 Things to Make with Shields and Proto Shields now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.