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Arduino 101: Using 2 ultrasonic

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What Will I Learn?

You will learn the working principle of the ultrasonic sensor.
You will learn how to program the arduino board by using the Arduino
so ware.
You will learn how to use 2 ultrasonic sensors and a servo motor to
create your very own motion follower circuit.
Requirements
Hardware
Arduino Uno
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Knowledge
Basic electronics and programming knowledge
Di iculty
Intermediate
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whole circuitry. There will be 2 ultrasonic sensors that will serve as the
input and triggering device for the servo motor. Once something is in front
of the sensors, (assuming that there is a person or a moving object in
front) the sensors will send the data to the arduino board stating that there
is something near it, thus activating the servo motor to start moving and
face the source of the movement.
Component description
Arduino Uno - is a type of arduino board that is used regularly by specialist

and hobbyist because it is the most robust of the bunch. It is stuffed with a
microcontroller board that is based on ATMega328P with 14 advanced I/O
pins (6 are PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, 16 Mhz quartz crystal, a power
jack, a USB port, an ICSP header and a reset button.
Ultrasonic sensor - is a type of device that can measure the distance to an

object by the use of sound waves. It measures the distance by sending
sound waves at a speci c frequency and listening for that sound wave to
bounce back. By recording the elapsed time between the sound wave being
produced and the sound wave bouncing back, it is able to compute the
distance between the sonar sensor and the object.
Servo Motor - is a type of motor that is built for precise control of the
angular or linear position, velocity and acceleration. It consists of a
suitable motor that is coupled to a sensor for position feedback.
Tutorial Contents
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You can buy the following components in your nearby electronics shop
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Step 2: Construct the circuit
Connect the Sources
Connect the 5V pin of the arduino board to the top/bottom row of the
breadboard(the connections here are horizontally connected).
Connect the GND pin of the arduino board to the top/bottom row of the
breadboard but make sure not to place the sources together as this will
short the arduino board and may cause damage.
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Connect the VCC pin of the ultrasonic sensor to the positive terminal
in the breadboard.
Connect the GND pin of the ultrasonic sensor to the negative terminal
in the breadboard.
Connect the TRIG pin of the ultrasonic sensor to pin number 11 of the
arduino board.
Connect the ECHO pin of the ultrasonic sensor to pin number 10 of the
arduino board.
2nd sensor
Connect the VCC pin of the ultrasonic sensor to the positive terminal
in the breadboard.
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Connect the GND pin of the ultrasonic Loginsensor to the negative
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Connect the TRIG pin of the ultrasonic sensor to pin number 13 of the
arduino board.
Connect the ECHO pin of the ultrasonic sensor to pin number 12 of the
arduino board.
Connecting the Servo motor
Connect the positive terminal of the servo motor(red wire) to the

voltage source grid in the breadboard.
Connect the ground terminal of the servo motor (black wire) to the
negative terminal in the breadboard.
Connect the data wire(yellow wire) of the servo motor to pin number 9
of the arduino board.
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Step 3: Programming
Connect the arduino board to the computer by using the usb cable type
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Once connection has been established, open the Arduino IDE and go to
Tools > Board: > then select the Arduino/Genuino Uno.
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Copy the codes below and paste it into your sketch in the Arduino IDE.
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const int echopin1 = 10; //sets echopin1 @pin 10
const int trigpin1 = 11; //sets trigpin1 @pin 11
const int echopin2 = 12; //sets echopin2 @pin 12
const int trigpin2 = 13; //sets trigpin2 @pin 13
const int servo = 9; //sets servo @pin 9
long Rightduration, Leftduration, Rightinch, Leftinch; //establishes
int threshold = 10; //Sets the sensor threshold at 10 inches
int angle = 80; //Sets the Initial angle
void setup()
{
myservo.attach(9); //attaches the servo on pin 9
}
void loop()
{
pinMode(trigpin1, OUTPUT); //trigpin1 is set as output
digitalWrite(trigpin1, LOW); //sets the trigpin1 to give low pulse
delayMicroseconds(3); //duration is 3 microseconds
digitalWrite(trigpin1, HIGH); //sets the trigpin1 to give high pu
digitalWrite(trigpin1, LOW);
Rightduration = pulseIn(echopin1, HIGH); //reads high pulse
pinMode(trigpin2, OUTPUT); //trigpin2 is set as output
digitalWrite(trigpin2, LOW); //sets the trigpin2 to give low pulse
digitalWrite(trigpin2, HIGH); //sets the trigpin2 to give high pu
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Rightinch = microsecondsToInches(Rightduration);
Leftinch = microsecondsToInches(Leftduration);
follow(); //follows the movement
}
long microsecondsToInches(long microseconds)
{
// The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 73.746 microseconds per inch.
// The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the
// object we take half of the distance traveled.
return microseconds / 74 / 2;
}
void follow() //conditions for the follow command
{
if (Leftinch <= threshold || Rightinch <= threshold)
{
if (Leftinch + 2 < Rightinch)
{
angle = angle - 2;
}
if (Rightinch + 2 < Leftinch)
{
angle = angle + 2;
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if (angle > 160)
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angle = 0;
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myservo.write(angle);
}
What this code does is this, rst it declares the pins of the ultrasonic
sensors and servo as cons int meaning it will be a read-only variable
and cannot be changed. Then it declares the duration and sets the
distance as inches. The distance threshold is set to 10 inches with an
initial angle of 80 degrees of the servo motor. Now, once the
ultrasonic sensors detect something within the 10 inches threshold, it
will send that data to the arduino uno which will then activate the
servo motor to face the source of the movement. This will follow that
object if its within 10 inches with 2 degrees per step, the range of
angle that it can follow is from 0 - 160 degrees. Once the source of
movement is gone, it will stop the servo from moving and will keep
waiting until a new movement has been detected.
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Step 4: Testing
Once the installation is complete, remove the arduino uno from the
computer and plug in your battery pack to start the arduino board.
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detect your hand and will move to face in the direction of your hand.
Slowly move your hand sideways and this should follow it by 2 degrees
per step until it reaches its 160 degrees or 0 degrees.
Now, remove your hand away from the sensor, this should stop the
servo motor from moving from its place.
If none is working, redo the previous steps and make sure that you
have followed each step carefully.
Also check your connections as the wire from the breadboard will
easily get loosen especially if the wire is not properly tted into the slot
of the breadboard.
Curriculum
Check out my other arduino tutorials below:
Arduino 101: Automated parking gate circuit using ultrasonic and

servo motor
Arduino 101: Motion activated Servo motor with Arduino
Arduino 101: PIR based burglar alarm with Piezoelectric buzzer and
Arduino
Arduino 101:Pir based burglar alarm with piezoelectric buzzer and
arduino
Arduino for beginners
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I have always felt anything that has to do with microcontrollers and hardware in general, was hard to deal
with. This kinda simplifies the process for me.
One thing though, what other areas can I apply this adruino programming to. I mean, ultrasonic sensors don't
look too personal for personal consumption. What are some other areas I could look into
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It is always hard at first my friend, I also had a hard time figuring out how this microcontrollers work
the first time but a er tons of research and desperation, I was finally able to understand it . I'm sure
you can also figure it out in no time! The hardware are much simpler than the so ware you just need
to understand their functionality/mechanism.
As for the the areas that you can apply this arduino, you can use every sensors available to make
anything you want. you can make your home smart just by using the arduino and some relays and
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What Will I Learn?

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