Pololu Carrier with Sharp GP2Y0A60SZLF Analog Distance Sensor 10-150cm, 5V
Sharp’s distance sensors are a popular choice for many projects that require accurate distance measurements. This particular sensor is small and affordable, making it an attractive alternative to sonar rangefinders, while its wide sensing range and resistance to interference from ambient IR set it apart from other IR distance sensors. It consists of a Sharp GP2Y0A60SZLF module installed on our compact carrier board, which includes all of the external components required to make it work and provides a 0.1″ pin spacing that is compatible with standard connectors, solderless breadboards, and perfboards. With an ability to measure distances from as close as four inches to as far as five feet (10cm to 150cm), this sensor has the widest range of any of our Sharp distance sensors, and its 60Hz update rate is more than twice that of Sharp’s older GP2Y0A02YK0F analog distance sensor that has a similar sensing range.
Interfacing to most microcontrollers is straightforward: the single analog output, OUT, can be connected to an analog-to-digital converter for taking distance measurements, or the output can be connected to a comparator for threshold detection. The sensor automatically updates the output approximately every 16ms. The enable pin, EN, can be driven low to disable the IR emitter and put the sensor into a low-current stand-by mode. This pin is pulled high on the carrier board through a 10kΩ pull-up resistor to enable the sensor by default.
Dimensions
| Size: | 1.3″ × 0.41″ × 0.4″1 |
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| Weight: | 2.5 g2 |
General specifications
| Maximum range: | 150 cm |
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| Minimum range: | 10 cm |
| Sampling rate: | 60 Hz3 |
| Minimum operating voltage: | 2.7 V |
| Maximum operating voltage: | 5.5 V |
| Supply current: | 33 mA4 |
| Output type: | analog voltage |
| Output voltage differential: | 3 V |