Infra Red

New day, New Ideas. Decided to try out the arduino swapping the capacitor for a proximity sensor.

Tried out a couple of infra red sensors, and managed to find one with a capacitor built in which made the results more accurate. The arduino can now pick up readings from up to 50cm away. Perfect!

Attached a lillypad vibe sensor as the output, when the threshold is above a certain nominal value, the vibe comes on. This fits in well with the original mole concept:

This is the program I wrote in Arduino for the set up:

For anyone who doesn't understand the jargon, to simplify it:

Part 1: Setting up the parameters and the threshold value (the value the vibe will be activated)

Part 2: The void setup, letting the software locate where the vibe is located

Part 3: The actual program, called a loop

part 4: Conclusion, if the value is above the threshold, turn the vibe on

if the value is below the threshold, turn the vibe off