RE: SHARP new product It seems the advantage is you don't have to worry about the control line,
the gp2d12 does it all, alleviating the need for the interrupt routines...
-Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: shsc9801@condor.stcloudstate.edu
[mailto:shsc9801@condor.stcloudstate.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 8:58 AM
To: Joe Marie J. Maja
Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu
Subject: Re: SHARP new product


I was looking at that this weekend.  I am presently using 4 gp2d02's and am
about to order 2 more.  the distance on these gp2d12's is no different and
I think one might have more control over the gp2d02 since you control the
digital output to it (correct me if I am wrong).  Of course, if you do not
have that digital output available, then the gp2d12 might be better.

Scott

>Hello everyone,
>
>Sharp recently release the new GP2D12 (General Purpose Distance
>Measuring Sensors).  Which performs same as the GP2D02.
>
>The new product have only 3 pins - Vo, Gnd, and 5V.  Vo is an analog
>output, which means you can use it on any available analog ports of
>Handyboard.  You can connect it directly to PE0 - PE7.
>
>With this, you can use the analog(int ) command to get the distance.
>Much simpler than using the GP2D02.   And another thing, the supply is
>5V.
>
>You can find the data sheet in this site:
>
>http://www.sharp.co.jp/ecg/NewProducts/NewProducts.html#gp
>
>
>joema


Scott Sherman
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St. Cloud State University
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