IR

I have again problems with my IR-sensors. 

I have two of these http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=36_55&product_id=114 connected to input pin 6 and 7 on my 28x1 picaxe projectboard. And even when there's no program on the microcontroller the sensors think that there's something infront of them, but there isn't.

I've got two sets of phototransistors and infrared emitters put together to make two IR distance sensors. They are both connected in the same way, both powered by my Arduino Uno, both with the same resistor, etc. But when I check the values I'm getting from them, one of them ranges from about 980 - 1010, with the higher value closest to the sensor. The other, however, goes from about 350 - 570, with the higher value the furthest from the sensor.

Anyone knows the voltage and currents for these devices? There seems to be ABSOLUTELY no information. I bought them from yourduino.com because I told myself I could figure it out but I now highly doubt this. *facepalm*

http://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=210

http://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=217

With a bit of circuitry can this IR phototransistor replace the following sensor? 

IR phototransistor:http://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=209

Sensor:http://www.robotshop.com/ca/dfrobot-flame-sensor.html

I plan to interface it with an Arduino

#include <IRremote.h>

#define m1F 6

#define m1R 7

#define m2F 5

#define m2R 8

long F = 1979994096;

long L = 1979994056;

long R = 1979994048;

long B = 1979994076;

long S = 1979994080;

int RECV_PIN = 4;

IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);

decode_results results;

void setup()

{

  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(m1F, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(m1R, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(m2F, OUTPUT);

Ok

So i have a IR detector and it is hooked up to an arduino i have programed it with the help of this blog http://www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html i am doing the example that is named " How to recieve" 

Problem: whenever i click a button on my remote the number 0 apeers on the serial monitor. What does that mean?

I got a small problem with some ir receiver code.

The code can perfectly read 4 signals form my sony remote controle but when I add a fifth signal to my program, the program doesn't responce anymore and doesn't give dat anymore to the serial monitor.

I got the code from this site : http://www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/ir.html

I there any way that I can read more than 4 signals or can't the arduino UNO handel that ?

Danny Temmerman,

The .pde code is in the file attachments.

Hey everyone. So, I just finished my first robot in a few years, my first being 2 1/2 years ago. This one is a lot more complicated in terms of hardware since I made my own boards and all, and have 5 ICs in one circuit. I'm done with programming and everything runs well but there's one ongoing problem with my Sharp IR GP2D120 sensor.

Has anyone successfully implemented object detection using IR for a range greater than 5cm. I am building a robot project from scratch with the personal challenge of making all parts homemade. The brainboard and motor controller were succesfully built but now that i want to do object detection using IR (without getting the sharpe module) I have issues with ambient lighting and range.

hay guys me again!

just wondering what the pros and cons of both of these sensors are and the one i should use in my first project.

  Currently I am having problems with object tracking.  My current set up is a Dagu compound eye on a Dagu pan/tilt braket with 2 micro servos in it for turning.  All of that is hooked up to a picaxe 28x1 board correctly, but I run into my problem with my code.  My code kinda worked but was really jerky and will still move when there is nothing there.  Also sometimes it will go like it has a mind of its own.  I thought it was moving when there was nothing there because I made it read the two eyes on opposite sides and jus