Example Code for Arduino-IR Object Tracking

Wiring Diagram

Sample Code

// Wii Remote IR sensor  test sample code  by kako http://www.kako.com
// modified output for Wii-BlobTrack program by RobotFreak http://www.letsmakerobots.com/user/1433
// modified for https://dfrobot.com by Lumi, Jan. 2014

#include <Wire.h>

int IRsensorAddress = 0xB0;
//int IRsensorAddress = 0x58;
int slaveAddress;
int ledPin = 13;
boolean ledState = false;
byte data_buf[16];
int i;

int Ix[4];
int Iy[4];
int s;

void Write_2bytes(byte d1, byte d2)
{
    Wire.beginTransmission(slaveAddress);
    Wire.write(d1); Wire.write(d2);
    Wire.endTransmission();
}

void setup()
{
    slaveAddress = IRsensorAddress >> 1;   // This results in 0x21 as the address to pass to TWI
    Serial.begin(19200);
    pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);      // Set the LED pin as output
    Wire.begin();
    // IR sensor initialize
    Write_2bytes(0x30,0x01); delay(10);
    Write_2bytes(0x30,0x08); delay(10);
    Write_2bytes(0x06,0x90); delay(10);
    Write_2bytes(0x08,0xC0); delay(10);
    Write_2bytes(0x1A,0x40); delay(10);
    Write_2bytes(0x33,0x33); delay(10);
    delay(100);
}
void loop()
{
    ledState = !ledState;
    if (ledState) { digitalWrite(ledPin,HIGH); } else { digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW); }

    //IR sensor read
    Wire.beginTransmission(slaveAddress);
    Wire.write(0x36);
    Wire.endTransmission();

    Wire.requestFrom(slaveAddress, 16);        // Request the 2 byte heading (MSB comes first)
    for (i=0;i<16;i++) { data_buf[i]=0; }
    i=0;
    while(Wire.available() && i < 16) {
        data_buf[i] = Wire.read();
        i++;
    }

    Ix[0] = data_buf[1];
    Iy[0] = data_buf[2];
    s   = data_buf[3];
    Ix[0] += (s & 0x30) <<4;
    Iy[0] += (s & 0xC0) <<2;

    Ix[1] = data_buf[4];
    Iy[1] = data_buf[5];
    s   = data_buf[6];
    Ix[1] += (s & 0x30) <<4;
    Iy[1] += (s & 0xC0) <<2;

    Ix[2] = data_buf[7];
    Iy[2] = data_buf[8];
    s   = data_buf[9];
    Ix[2] += (s & 0x30) <<4;
    Iy[2] += (s & 0xC0) <<2;

    Ix[3] = data_buf[10];
    Iy[3] = data_buf[11];
    s   = data_buf[12];
    Ix[3] += (s & 0x30) <<4;
    Iy[3] += (s & 0xC0) <<2;

    for(i=0; i<4; i++)
    {
      if (Ix[i] < 1000)
        Serial.print("");
      if (Ix[i] < 100)
        Serial.print("");
      if (Ix[i] < 10)
        Serial.print("");
      Serial.print( int(Ix[i]) );
      Serial.print(",");
      if (Iy[i] < 1000)
        Serial.print("");
      if (Iy[i] < 100)
        Serial.print("");
      if (Iy[i] < 10)
        Serial.print("");
      Serial.print( int(Iy[i]) );
      if (i<3)
        Serial.print(",");
    }
    Serial.println("");
    delay(15);
}