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An infrared proximity sensor or IR Sensor is an electronic device that

emits infrared lights to sense some aspect of the surroundings and


can be employed to detect the motion of an object. As this is a
passive sensor, it can only measure infrared radiation. This sensor is
very common in the electronic industry and if you’ve ever tried to
design an obstacle avoidance robot or any other proximity
detection-based system, chances are you already know about this
module, and if you don’t, then follow this article as here we will
discuss everything about it.

IR Sensor Pinout

The IR sensor has a 3-pin connector that interfaces it to the outside


world. The connections are as follows:

VCC is the power supply pin for the IR sensor which we connect to
the 5V pin on the Arduino.

OUT pin is a 5V TTL logic output. LOW indicates no motion is


detected; HIGH means motion is detected.

GND Should be connected to the ground of the Arduino.

How Does an IR Motion Sensor Module Work?

The working of the IR sensor module is very simple, it consists of


two main components: the first is the IR transmitter section and the
second is the IR receiver section. In the transmitter section, IR led is
used and in the receiver section, a photodiode is used to receive
infrared signal and after some signal processing and conditioning,
you will get the output.
An IR proximity sensor works by applying a voltage to the
onboard Infrared Light Emitting Diode which in turn emits infrared
light. This light propagates through the air and hits an object, after
that the light gets reflected in the photodiode sensor. If the object is
close, the reflected light will be stronger, if the object is far away,
the reflected light will be weaker. If you look closely toward the
module. When the sensor becomes active it sends a
corresponding Low signal through the output pin that can be sensed
by an Arduino or any kind of microcontroller to execute a particular
task. The one cool thing about this module is that it has two onboard
LEDs built-in, one of which lights on when power is available and
another one turns on when the circuit gets triggered.

IR Motion Sensor Module – Parts

For most of the Arduino projects, this sensor is used to detect


proximity or to build obstacle avoidance robots. This Sensor is
popular among beginners as these are low power, low cost, rugged,
and feature a wide sensing range that can be trimmed down to
adjust the sensitivity.
This sensor has three pins two of which are power pins leveled VCC
and GND and the other one is the sense/data pin which is shown in
the diagram above. It has an onboard power LED and a signal LED
the power LED turns on when power is applied to the board the
signal LED turns on when the circuit is triggered. This board also has
a comparator Op-amp that is responsible for converting the
incoming analog signal from the photodiode to a digital signal. We
also have a sensitivity adjustment potentiometer; with that, we can
adjust the sensitivity of the device. Last and finally, we have the
photodiode and the IR emitting LED pair which all together make the
total IR Proximity Sensor Module.

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