Infrared Proximity Sensor - Sharp GP2Y0A21YK

○ NZ$23.07 excl GST

○ In stock: 3

Infrared proximity sensor made by Sharp. Part # GP2Y0A21YK has an analog output that varies
from 3.1V at 10cm to 0.4V at 80cm. The sensor has a Japanese Solderless Terminal (JST)
Connector. You can just solder wires directly to the back of the module or modify a plug to mate
with it.

Spec Sheet: GP2Y0A21YK.pdf

This goes with the connector tail here
 Infrared Proximity Sensor Long Range - Sharp
GP2Y0A02YK0F
○ NZ$28.40 excl GST

○ In stock: 2

Description: Infrared proximity sensor made by Sharp. Part # GP2Y0A02YK0F has an analog
output that varies from 2.8V at 15cm to 0.4Vat 150cm with a supply voltage between 4.5 and
5.5VDC. The sensor has a Japanese Solderless Terminal (JST) Connector.We recommend
purchasing the related pigtail below or soldering wiresdirectly to the back of the module.

This sensor is great for sensing objects up to 5 feet away!

Documents: GP2Y0A02YK0F
 Photo Interrupter GP1A57HRJ00F
○ NZ$3.47 excl GST

○ In stock: 22

Description: This sensor is composed of an infrared emitter on one upright and a shielded
infrared detector on the other. By emitting a beam of infrared light from one upright to the other,
the sensor can detect when an object passes between the uprights, breaking the beam. Used for
many applications including optical limit switches, pellet dispensing, general object detection, etc.
Gap width = 10mm
A breakout board will be available soon.

Documents: Datasheet
 RFID Button - 16mm
○ NZ$6.40 excl GST

○ In stock: 5

Description: This is a simple, thumbnail-size RFID tag. These tags are great for sensing presence,
identification, etc., and they're small, so they can be easily sewn into clothing or inserted into
enclosures. Each tag comes with a unique 32-bit ID code and is not reprogrammable. The carrier
frequency of this tag is 125kHz, so it works great with our ID-2, ID-12 and ID-20 RFID readers.

SparkFun tested this RFID tag with one of our ID-12 readers and measured a maximum read
distance of about 32mm.
We stock the ID-20 readers for even greater reading distance or you can build your own antenna
with the ID-2 reader.

Features:

 32-bit unique ID - non-reprogrammable

 125kHz read frequency

 EM4001 ISO based RFID IC

 Manchester encoding
 Dimensions:

 Diameter: 16mm

 Thickness: 1.85mm

Temperature Sensor - LM335A

○ NZ$2.22 excl GST

○ In stock: 32

Description: The LM335A is a very easy-to-use analog temperature sensor. The LM335A works
like a Zener diode with a breakdown voltage proportional to absolute temperature at 10mV/?K.
Hook up a resistor from 5V and GND, and the LM335A will output an analog voltage of 2.98V (298
Kelvin is 25C or room temperature). The output of the sensor is linear, and when calibrated at 25?
C the LM335A has typically less than 1?C error over a 100?C temperature range. The sensor can
operate continuously from ?40?C to 100?C.

Calibration of the sensor requires a pot connected across the sensor, with the wiper of the
potentiometer connected to the adjustment pin of the LM335.

Comes in a through-hole, TO-92 package.

Features:
  Directly calibrated in ?Kelvin

 Operates from 400 ?A to 5 mA

 Less than 1? dynamic impedance

 Easily calibrated

 Wide operating temperature range

 Low cost

Thermistor 10K
○ NZ$3.11 excl GST

○ In stock: 146

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Description: 10K thermistor with a negative temperature coefficient. Good choice for temp-
sensing aplications.

Vishay part #: NTCLE100E3103JB0

 Ultrasonic Range Finder - Maxbotix LV-EZ0
○ NZ$53.29 excl GST

○ In stock: 3

This is the fantastically easy to use sensor from Maxbotix. We are extremely pleased with the size,
quality, and ease of use of this little range finder. The serial interface is a bit odd (it's RS232
instead of standard TTL), but the PWM and Analog interfaces will allow any micro to listen easily
enough. The sensor provides very accurate readings of 0 to 255 inches (0 to 6.45m) in 1 inch
increments with little or no dead zone!

Maxbotix is offering the EZ0, EZ1, EZ2, EZ3, and EZ4 with progressively narrower beam angles
allowing the sensor to match the application. Please see beam width explanation below.

You can program these with examples from this page Here

Control up to 10 sensors with only two pins! Checkout the Maxbotix FAQ listed below.

Features:

 42kHz Ultrasonic sensor

 Operates from 2.5-5.5V

 Low 2mA supply current

 20Hz reading rate

 RS232 Serial Output - 9600bps

  Analog Output - 10mV/inch

 PWM Output - 147uS/inch

 Small, light weight module

Infrared Emitters and Detectors

○ NZ$3.78 excl GST

○ In stock: 38

Side-looking Infrared Emitters and IR Detectors. These simple devices operate at 940nm and work
well for generic IR systems including remote control and touch-less object sensing. Using a simple
ADC on any microcontroller will allow variable readings to be collected from the detector. The
emitter is driven up to 50mA with a current limiting resistor as with any LED device. The detect is a
NPN transistor that is biased by incoming IR light.

We've seen these used for distance sensing, tv remotes and object sensing so these are the Swiss
Army knife of sensors and a great piece to add to any starters kit.

Here's a link to hooking them up:

http://www.reconnsworld.com/ir_ultrasonic_basicirdetectemit.html

And heres one to know which way around they go:

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/led.htm

Read the detector with an analog read and you can do easy distance measuring - albeit rather
prone to interference
  IR Emitter (Clear)
 IR Detector (Tinted pink)
 IR Schematic - Basic object detection schematic
 Seattle Robotics - Infrared object detection
 Robot Room - Excellent website with lots of goodies

This could be used with the Bells which are usually placed at the temple, when they are taken
from the alter maybe Krishna and Radha will React to that.

Hall Effect Sensor

○ NZ$1.77 excl GST

○ In stock: 22

Description: The ATS177 is an integrated Hall effect latched sensor. That's nice
but what does it do? Holding a magnet near the sensor will cause the output pin
to toggle. This makes for a robust presence sensor. A reed sensor also works
nicely, but can be limited by the glass encapsulation and size. A hall effect
sensor is much smaller, but can handle less current than a reed switch.

The device includes an on-chip Hall voltage generator for magnetic sensing, a
comparator that amplifies the Hall voltage, and a Schmitt trigger to provide
switching hysteresis for noise rejection, and open-collector output. An internal
bandgap regulator is used to provide temperature compensated supply voltage
for internal circuits and allows a wide operating supply range.

If a magnetic flux density larger than threshold Bop, DO is turned on (low). The
output state is held until a magnetic flux density reversal falls below Brp causing
DO to be turned off (high).

Features:

 3.5V to 20V DC operation voltage

 Temperature compensation
 Wide operating voltage range

 Open-Collector pre-driver

 25mA maximum sinking output current

 Reverse polarity protection

 Lead Free Package: SIP-3L

Documents:
Datasheet