Digital IR Sensor Array 8

This sensor package is for line following Robot. Eight TCRT5000 reflective optical sensors have been used here. The LM358 dual OPAMP works as a comparator with two reference voltages set by eight POTs.The sensors have 0.4-inch spacing.

 

You MUST calibrate the sensor before using it. Otherwise, it is giving wrong data.

Calibration: To calibrate the sensors, you must tune the respective POTs.

1. Attach the sensor to a robot chassis.

2. Connect VCC and GND pins to a 5V power supply like Arduino.

3. Rotate all the potentiometers anti-clockwise to the limit point with a screwdriver.

3. put the robot on a line following track keeping all the sensors over white color.

4. Now rotate the potentiometers clockwise until the respective LED turns off.

5. Don’t overturn the potentiometer. Stop rotating clockwise as soon as the corresponding LED turns off.

6. If you overturn the pot by mistake, start from step 3 again.

 

Doing so will calibrate all the sensors. Now if you put the sensor array over a white surface the corresponding LED of a sensor will turn off. Over the black surface, it will turn ON.