Unit #2-06

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• control a distance sensor from your Arduino

Review

• how to tell a distance by sending out sound

  • sonar!

Lesson

• read this tutorial, "Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04 with Arduino Tutorial"

  • we will only output the distance to the terminal, not to an LED screen

• you can also watch this YouTube video:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-gJ00GTsNg 

Activity

• nil

Daily Assignment

• create the distance sensor project

Extra

• if you finish early, write the above program on your CircuitPython board