Tag Archives: Proximity Sensors

Zumo 32U4 Sensor Read Times

Last post had the Zumo rotate and face a target.  I’ve been working on driving towards the target in an attempt to push it off of a table like done in Sumo competitions with great success with the rare occasion … Continue reading

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Zumo 32U4 – Using the Proximity Sensors to Point Towards the Closest Object

Assuming you want to use the cute little Zumo for a Robot Sumo competition, you need to make the Zumo turn in the direction of the highest proximity.  This may be a competing robot, or in the case of Robofest … Continue reading

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Display of the Zumo IR and Light Sensors on the Serial Monitor

In this post, we are going to measure both the downward facing light sensors and the proximity sensors, and display their data.  The previous several posts discussed the reading of the light and proximity sensors, so we will not spend … Continue reading

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Reading the Zumo 32U4 Proximity Sensors

There are three IR proximity sensors on the Zumo.  All of them are on the lower sensor board that contains the downward facing light sensors.  In addition to the sensors, there are four IR emitters.  There are two front IR … Continue reading

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