Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

The Seeed Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor is an ultrasonic transducer that utilises ultrasonic waves to measure distance. It can measure from 3cm to 350cm with an accuracy of up to 2mm. It is a perfect ultrasonic module for distance measurement, proximity sensors, and ultrasonic detectors.

This module has an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver so you can consider it an ultrasonic transceiver. Familiar with sonar, when the 40KHz ultrasonic wave generated by the transmitter encounters the object, the sound wave will be emitted back, and the receiver can receive the reflected ultrasonic wave. It is only necessary to calculate the time from the transmission to the reception, and then multiply the speed of the sound in the air(340 m/s) to calculate the distance from the sensor to the object.

Features

• Wide range of voltage support: in the range of 3.2V~5.2V, compatible with 3.3V / 5V, and can be directly connected to the Raspberry Pi I/O
• Save I/O resources: only need 3 pins, transmit and receive signals occupy one I/O pin through time division multiplexing
• Wide measurement range: 3cm ~ 350cm
• Easy to use: compatible with Grove port, just plug-and-play
• Full documents and libraries provided for Arduino, Python, and Codecraft

How does the ultrasonic distance sensor work?

Here is a simple example of how an ultrasonic sensor works to measure distance:

• Firstly, the transmitter (trig pin) sends a sound wave
• The object picks the wave up, reflecting it back to the sensor.
• The receiver (echo pin) picks it up

Compared with traditional ultrasonic modules HC-SR04, the Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor integrates a single-chip microcomputer, and the transmitting signal and the receiving signal share one pin by time-division multiplexing, so only one I/O pin is occupied.

Another difference is that HC-SR04 only supports 5v voltage, while Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor supports 5v and 3.3v. As we know, the Raspberry pi I/O only supports 3.3v. Therefore, Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor can be directly connected to the I/O of the Raspberry Pi, but HC-SR04 needs to use a voltage conversion circuit.

What's more, we provide full documents and libraries for Arduino, Python, and Codecraft so that you can use the Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor with Arduino and Raspberry pi easily. Wide voltage range, single I/O pin, plug and play Grove connector, we try our best to make this module easier to use and reduce your work.

Specifications

Operating voltage	3.2~5.2V
Operating current	8mA
Ultrasonic frequency	40kHz
Measuring range	2–350cm
Resolution	1cm
Output	PWM
Size	50mm × 25mm × 16mm
Weight	13g
Measurement angle	15°
Working temperature	-10~60°C
Trigger signal	10µs TTL
Echo signal	TTL

Resources

• Product Wiki
• Product number: Seeed 101020010

Package Contents

• 1x Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
  
• 1x Grove cable