Infrared Obstacle Avoidance Sensor with micro:bit

Let's take a closer look at the infrared obstacle avoidance sensor. It has three pins:

OUT: This is the signal output pin which will be connected to a GPIO pin on the micro:bit. The output signal will be '0' when there is an obstacle in its way, else it will be '1'.

GND: In electronics, we define a point in a circuit to be a kind of zero volts or 0V reference point, on which to base all other voltage measurements. This point is called ground or GND.

3.3V : While 'VCC' stands for Voltage Common Collector. We'll connect the VCC pin to 3.3V on the micro:bit

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Infrared Obstacle Avoidance Sensor with micro:bit

Let's take a closer look at the infrared obstacle avoidance sensor. It has three pins:

OUT: This is the signal output pin which will be connected to a GPIO pin on the micro:bit. The output signal will be '0' when there is an obstacle in its way, else it will be '1'.

GND: In electronics, we define a point in a circuit to be a kind of zero volts or 0V reference point, on which to base all other voltage measurements. This point is called ground or GND.

3.3V : While 'VCC' stands for Voltage Common Collector. We'll connect the VCC pin to 3.3V on the micro:bit

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