Carrier with GP2Y1D811Z1F Sharp Sensor Fitted

£11.12 £9.27

This small digital distance sensor detects objects between 2 and 10 cm (0.8" and 4") away. With its quick response time, small size, and low current draw, this sensor is a good choice for non-contact object detection, and our compact carrier PCB makes it easy to integrate into your project.

Details

The GP2Y0D810Z0F is Sharp’s smallest and fastest distance sensor, and our tiny carrier board for this sensor includes all of the external components required to make it work. With a sample rate of almost 400 Hz and a sensing distance to 10 cm, this sensor provides an attractive alternative to shorter-range LED-phototransistor reflectance pairs and longer-range but slower sensors such as the Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F analog distance sensor.

The output (OUT) is driven low when the sensor detects an object 2 cm to 10.25 cm away from it, and the output is otherwise high. There is approximately ±0.25 cm of hysteresis around the 10.25 cm threshold, meaning that the detected object will have to get to approximately 10.0 cm before the output goes low, and once low, the object will have to get to 10.5 cm before it goes high. There is no hysteresis at the 2 cm threshold. Note that this sensor will not tell you how far away an object is, only if there is an object within 10 cm along its line of sight.

Some example applications include:

Break-beam sensor or photogate alternative
Non-contact bumper or obstacle detector
A counter or timer of objects as they pass by