Hey I have a PING))) Ultrasonic Sensor for my robot...

Anton22

Hi, I have a ultrasonic sensor for basic stamp. I was just wondering how would you program it to detect some object·and run a servo motor with it. Please help..Thank you for your time..

Mike Green

Go to the Parallax webstore page for the PING))). You'll see several links to documentation and sample programs. Download and read them. You'll find examples for object detection and even "Roaming with PING" which is a program for a BoeBot that makes the BoeBot explore a room with obstacles in it using the PING))).

Anton22

I have look at the several links to documentation and sample programs. I have a parallax basic stamp with Lcd, ultrasonic sensor PING))), two servo one left and one right side and finnally a speaker.
It like a boe bot just without the rotational servo connect to the PING))). I still haven't got it to do roaming.

Spiral_72

No rotational servo? Hmmm. The Ping reports distance and that's it. I suppose you could drive both servos until the ping finds an object 10cm ahead (for example). At that point you could turn right for a short time, then drive forward again. Just an idea....

As far as code I'm not sure anyone will write it for you, however it would be based on Parallax code you can download for the Ping, the servo, and the FREQOUT command for whatever you want the speaker to report.

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Mike Green

You will have to start with the existing sample programs and modify them to do what you want. As Spiral_72 noted, you can turn the whole robot to scan the environment with the PING))) rather than using the PING))) servo.