Example Code for FireBeetle ESP32-C3-Human Presence Detection

This article guides you through setting up the FireBeetle ESP32-C3 with mmWave Radar for human presence detection, including hardware and software preparation, wiring instructions, and sample code for effective detection.

Hardware Preparation

Software Preparation

Wiring Diagram

mmWAVE Radar Sensor FireBeetle Board-ESP32
VCC 3V3
GND GND
RX D3
TX D2

Sample Code

/*!
   @file DFRobot_mmWave_Radar.ino
   @ Read whether there is people or object moving in the detection range of the sensor.
   @ The sensor detection range and output delay time can be configured. Also you can restore the sensor to factory default settings.
   @n Experimental phenomenon: When the sensor starts successfully, 0 or 1 will be printed on the serial monitor.
   @ 0 means that there is no human or object moving in sensing area, 1 means the oppposite.
   @copyright   Copyright (c) 2010 DFRobot Co.Ltd (http://www.dfrobot.com)
   @licence     The MIT License (MIT)
   @version  V1.0
   @date  2023-3-13
   @https://github.com/DFRobot
*/

#include <DFRobot_mmWave_Radar.h>

HardwareSerial mySerial(1);
DFRobot_mmWave_Radar sensor(&mySerial);

int LED_BLINK = 10;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  mySerial.begin(115200, SERIAL_8N1, 5, 7);  //RX,TX
  pinMode(LED_BLINK, OUTPUT);

  sensor.factoryReset();     //Restore to the factory settings
  sensor.DetRangeCfg(0, 9);  //The detection range is as far as 9m
  sensor.OutputLatency(0, 0);
}

void loop() {
  int val = sensor.readPresenceDetection();
  digitalWrite(LED_BLINK, val);
  Serial.println(val);
}

Result

Print "1" if human presence is detected, otherwise, print "0".

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