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SEN0311 A02YYUW Waterproof Ultrasonic Sensor

Introduction

Ultrasonic distance sensor determines the distance to a target by measuring time lapses between the sending and receiving of the ultrasonic pulse.

A02YYUW is an waterproof ultrasoinic sensor module with 4.5m effective ranging distance. It supports 3.3~5V wide voltage range and is compatible with 3.3V or 5V device like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc. The average current of A02YYUW is only 8mA so it can be powered by most controllers' IO port. The ultrasonic sensor adopts closed separated probe, waterproof and dustproof, which could be well suitable for harsh and moist measuring environment. All the signal processing units are integrated inside the module, so users can directly obtain the distance value through Asynchronous Serial Interface. With 9600bit/s band rate, the sensor can easily communicate with upper-host or other MCU, which greatly shortens the developing cycle for users.

Use the sensor with Arduino controller to build up your projects, such as backing car annunciator, obstacle avoidance robot, object approaching detection etc.

Specification

SEN0311 A02YYUW Waterproof Ultrasonic Sensor
SEN0311 A02YYUW Waterproof Ultrasonic Sensor

Features

Installation Dimension

SEN0311 Installation Dimension

Pinout

SEN0311 Pinout
Label Name Description
1 VCC Power Input
2 GND Ground
3 RX Processed Value/Real-time Value Output Selection
4 TX UART Output

UART Output

Output Communication

When "RX" floats or input High level, the module outputs processed value, the data is more steady, response time: 100-300ms; when input Low level, the module outputs real-time value, response time: 100ms.

UART data bit stop bit parity band rate
TTL level 8 1 none 9600bps

UART Output Form

Frame Data Description Byte
Header 0xFF 1 byte
DATA_H Distance Data High 8-bits 1 byte
DATA_L Distance Data Low 8-bits 1 byte
SUM Checksum 1 byte

UART Output

Header DATA_H DATA_L SUM
0xFF 0x07 0xA1 0xA7

Note: checksum only reserves the low 8-bits of the accumulated value.

SUM=(Header+Data_H+Data_L)&0x00FF
=(0XFF + 0X07 + 0XA1)&0x00FF
=0XA7;

Distance= Data_H*256+ Data_L=0X07A1;

Equal to 1953 when converted into decimal;

Represent the current measured distance is 1953mm.

Arduino Platform

Preparation

Connection

SEN0311 Connection

Sample Code

/*
  *@File  : DFRobot_Distance_A02.ino 
  *@Brief : This example use A02YYUW ultrasonic sensor to measure distance
  *         With initialization completed, We can get distance value 
  *@Copyright [DFRobot](https://www.dfrobot.com),2016         
  *           GUN Lesser General Pulic License
  *@version V1.0           
  *@data  2019-8-28
*/

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial mySerial(11,10); // RX, TX
unsigned char data[4]={};
float distance;

void setup()
{
 Serial.begin(57600);
 mySerial.begin(9600); 
}

void loop()
{
    do{
     for(int i=0;i<4;i++)
     {
       data[i]=mySerial.read();
     }
  }while(mySerial.read()==0xff);

  mySerial.flush();

  if(data[0]==0xff)
    {
      int sum;
      sum=(data[0]+data[1]+data[2])&0x00FF;
      if(sum==data[3])
      {
        distance=(data[1]<<8)+data[2];
        if(distance>30)
          {
           Serial.print("distance=");
           Serial.print(distance/10);
           Serial.println("cm");
          }else 
             {
               Serial.println("Below the lower limit");
             }
      }else Serial.println("ERROR");
     }
     delay(100);
}

Raspberry Pi Platform

Preparation

Raspberry Pi Connection

SEN0311  Raspberry Pi Connection

Sample Code

Download the Ultrasonic Sensor Library

# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-

'''
  # demo_get_distance.py
  #
  # Connect board with raspberryPi.
  # Run this demo.
  #
  # Connect A02 to UART
  # get the distance value
  #
  # Copyright   [DFRobot](https://www.dfrobot.com), 2016
  # Copyright   GNU Lesser General Public License
  #
  # version  V1.0
  # date  2019-8-31
'''

import time

from DFRobot_RaspberryPi_A02YYUW import DFRobot_A02_Distance as Board

board = Board()

def print_distance(dis):
  if board.last_operate_status == board.STA_OK:
    print("Distance %d mm" %dis)
  elif board.last_operate_status == board.STA_ERR_CHECKSUM:
    print("ERROR")
  elif board.last_operate_status == board.STA_ERR_SERIAL:
    print("Serial open failed!")
  elif board.last_operate_status == board.STA_ERR_CHECK_OUT_LIMIT:
    print("Above the upper limit: %d" %dis)
  elif board.last_operate_status == board.STA_ERR_CHECK_LOW_LIMIT:
    print("Below the lower limit: %d" %dis)
  elif board.last_operate_status == board.STA_ERR_DATA:
    print("No data!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
  dis_min = 0   #Minimum ranging threshold: 0mm
  dis_max = 4500 #Highest ranging threshold: 4500mm
  board.set_dis_range(dis_min, dis_max)
  while True:
    distance = board.getDistance()
    print_distance(distance)
    time.sleep(0.3) #Delay time < 0.6s

FAQ

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