Manual

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Tableofcontents
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IOverview
IIFeatures
IIISpecifications
IVDimensions
VSchematic
VISampleCodeforDFRobotShopRover
VIIInstallationOnDFRobotShopRover
VIIIQuestions/Troubleshooting
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IOverview
TheDFRobotShopRoverLineFollowerSensorisintendedasastandaloneproductorasanupgrade
toanyDFRobotShopRover,allowingtherobottofollowablacklineonwhitebackground.Although
directlycompatiblewiththeDFRobotShopRover,itcanstillbeusedasageneralpurposelinesensor
orproximitysensoronanyrobot.Thesensorincorporatesthreeconvenientmountingholessothatit
canbemountedtootherrobotchassis.Themiddlesensorisslightlyoffsetfromtheothertwoformore
accuratelinedetection.
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Ifyoudon'tneedallthethreesensorsorwanttochangethespacingbymountingthemindividually,the
modulecanbebrokenapartintothreeseparatestandalonereflectancesensorsalongtheperforations
(simplyflexuntilitbreaksapart).A90degreefivepin0.1”headerissolderedontheboard.
IIFeatures
• 3xQRE1113GRminiaturereflectancesensors
• CompatiblewiththeDFRobotShopRover
• Outputs3analogvoltages
• Fivepinrightangle0.1”spacedmaleheaderpresolderedforconvenience
• Canbebrokenintothreesectionssoeachindividualsensorcanbeusedseparately
IIISpecifications
• Interfacetype:05VAnalogx3
• Operatingvoltage:5V(Nominal)
• Supplycurrent:75mAfortheentiremodule
• Sensingrange:3mm(0.125")to~6mm(0.25")
• Pindefinition:Out1(Rightsensor),Out2(LeftSensor),Out3(MiddleSensor)
• Optimalsensingdistance:3mm(0.125")
• Optimallinethickness:blackelectrictapeisideal(≈17mm)
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