PING))) Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - Windows 10 Core IoT

stan92 · 2016-09-30 13:38

Hi,
I m really new to Windows 10 IoT.
I wonder if there is someone who has been able to manage the Parallax-Ping using C#.
I m a bit lost and most of the examples I've seen use anoter type of sensor..
Thanks.

Chris Savage · 2016-09-30 15:27

Are you talking about connecting the PING))) directly to a Windows 10 PC? Where would you connect it? If you used our existing microcontrollers and example code you could have the information sent back to the PC over the programming connection and deal with it in software on the PC side.

stan92 · 2016-09-30 15:41

Hi Chris,
I use a Raspberry PI 3 with Windows 10 Core IoT.
Regards.

Chris Savage · 2016-09-30 21:23

I don't have any information on that, however, have you seen this? It could make things much easier.

https://www.parallax.com/product/32230

JonM · 2016-10-06 14:29

This might point you in the right direction if you have not seen this.
guruumeditation.net/en/digital-io-with-windows-10-iot-raspberry-pi-2-and-the-ultrasonic-ranging-module-hc-sr04/

However, the basic functionality of the different ping sensors should be the same. Just be sure to pay attention to the pinout on the ping sensor and the specs. For example, looking at the face of the ping sensor (the side that faces out towards and object), the pinout between the Radio Shack Sensor (White one) and the Parallax Ping sensor are swapped.

Here is a post that does a comparison between the Parallax, SainSmart and RadShack Ping sensors using an Arduino board.
theotherandygrove.com/parallax-ping-hc-sr04-review/

PING))) Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - Windows 10 Core IoT

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