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An infrared sensor is an electronic device that emits and detects infrared radiation to sense aspects of its surroundings. It can measure heat and detect motion. The sensor contains an IR LED that emits infrared light and an IR photodiode that is sensitive to the infrared light. When the photodiode receives infrared light, the resistances and output voltages change proportionally. An IR sensor circuit contains an IR transmitter that emits infrared rays and an IR receiver module that detects the rays. When the receiver does not detect rays, the output is low, but when it does detect rays, the output goes high and lights an LED. IR sensors have different types for various applications like speed sensing, temperature control, motion detection, and distance measurement

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Ir Sensor

An infrared sensor is an electronic device that emits and detects infrared radiation to sense aspects of its surroundings. It can measure heat and detect motion. The sensor contains an IR LED that emits infrared light and an IR photodiode that is sensitive to the infrared light. When the photodiode receives infrared light, the resistances and output voltages change proportionally. An IR sensor circuit contains an IR transmitter that emits infrared rays and an IR receiver module that detects the rays. When the receiver does not detect rays, the output is low, but when it does detect rays, the output goes high and lights an LED. IR sensors have different types for various applications like speed sensing, temperature control, motion detection, and distance measurement

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5 IR SENSOR
An infrared sensor is an electronic device, that emits in order to sense some
aspects of the surroundings. An IR sensor can measure the heat of an object as well as
detects the motion.These types of sensors measures only infrared radiation, rather than
emitting it that is called as a passive IR sensor. Usually in the infrared spectrum, all the
objects radiate some form of thermal radiations. These types of radiations are invisible
to our eyes, that can be detected by an infrared sensor.The emitter is simply an IR LED
(Light Emitting Diode) and the detector is simply an IR photodiode which is sensitive to
IR light of the same wavelength as that emitted by the IR LED. When IR light falls on
the photodiode, The resistances and these output voltages, change in proportion to the
magnitude of the IR light received.

Fig:3.18 IR Sensor
IR Sensor Circuit Diagram and Working Principle
An infrared sensor circuit is one of the basic and popular sensor module in
an electronic device. This sensor is analogous to human’s visionary senses, which can
be used to detect obstacles and it is one of the common applications in real time.This
circuit comprises of the following components
In this project, the transmitter section includes an IR sensor, which transmits
continuous IR rays to be received by an IR receiver module. An IR output terminal of
the receiver varies depending upon its receiving of IR rays. Since this variation cannot
be analyzed as such, therefore this output can be fed to a comparator circuit. Here
an operational amplifier (op-amp) of LM 339 is used as comparator circuit.
When the IR receiver does not receive a signal, the potential at the inverting
input goes higher than that non-inverting input of the comparator IC (LM339). Thus the
output of the comparator goes low, but the LED does not glow.
When the IR receiver module receives signal to the potential at the inverting
input goes low. Thus the output of the comparator (LM 339) goes high and the LED
starts glowing. Resistor R1 (100 ), R2 (10k ) and R3 (330) are used to ensure that
minimum 10 mA current passes through the IR LED Devices like Photodiode and
normal LEDs respectively. Resistor VR2 (preset=5k ) is used to adjust the output
terminals. Resistor VR1 (preset=10k ) is used to set the sensitivity of the circuit
Diagram. Read more about IR sensors.
Different Types of IR Sensors and Their Applications
IR sensors are classified into different types depending on the applications.
Some of the typical applications of different types of sensors are
The speed sensor is used for synchronizing the speed of multiple motors.
The temperature sensor is used for industrial temperature control. PIR sensor is used for
automatic door opening system and Ultrasonic sensor are used for distance
measurement.

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