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ON state = 10ms
Here in the figure 5k ohms pot is used instead of 1200 ohms resister, so
that it can be adjusted for 38 kHz frequency. This adjustment is required
because of the tolerance value of the components used in the circuit. The
best way to over come this is to connect the circuit to the oscilloscope and
trim the pot to get 38 kHz. In case you done have access to oscilloscope,
still you can check it with IR receiver circuit. Secondly you can trim the 500
ohms pot depending on the distance you intend to operate the sensor. Its
observed that, by adjusting the 500 ohms pot to 200 ohms, it is possible to
detect obstacles with in 50 cms of range from the sensor.
Circuit using Micro controller(Atmel atmega8535) inbuilt wave generation
module
Here in the circuit the LED blinks when ever the TSOP4838 module
receives a signal from the transmitter. The same circuit can be altered to
work with microcontroller, the circuit below has both IR transmitter and IR
receiver modules integrated with the microcontroller.
Circuit for IR based obstacle detection using atmega8535 microcontroller &
TSOP4838
angle is nothing but the directivity of the sensor, which is generally +/- 45
degrees.
Also remember, that a thick enclosure is necessary for both IR transmitter
and IR receiver, because the IR radiation may bounce back from the
surrounding objects which may not help when you want to detect obstacle
in one direction. Some times, if you dont have a thick enclosure then the
signal may directly reach the receiver even without having an obstacle. The
enclosure can be made out of plastic or even metal materiel which is
painted black in color.