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IR eclipse click

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2. Soldering the headers

1. Introduction

3. Plugging the board in

Once you have soldered the headers your 
board is ready to be placed into the desired 
mikroBUS

 socket. Make sure to align the 

cut in the lower-right part of the board with 

the markings on the silkscreen at the 

mikroBUS

 socket. If all the pins 

are aligned correctly, push the 
board all the way into the socket.

Turn the board upward again. Make sure 
to align the headers so that they are 
perpendicular to the board, then solder 
the pins carefully.

Turn the board upside down so that 
the bottom side is facing you upwards. 
Place shorter pins of the header into the 
appropriate soldering pads.

Before using your click

 board, make sure 

to solder 1x8 male headers to both left 
and right side of the board. Two 1x8 male 
headers are included with the board in 
the package.

4. Essential features

Photo interrupter sensors are typically 
used in printers, copiers, vending machines, 
for optical limit switches and so on. You 
can implement IR eclipse in your design 
wherever there’s a need to detect the 
position of a moving part, whether you need 
to detect if said part is in correct place, or to 
infer speed of rotation — as long as its thin 
enough  to  fit  in  the  3mm-wide  slit  where 
the infrared beam passes through.

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IR eclipse

 

click

IR eclipse click

 carries an 

EE-SX198

 photo 

interrupter sensor. This sensor consists of 
an infrared transmitter and receiver facing 
each  other  and  spaced  apart  by  a  3mm 
slit. When the beam from the transmitter 
is eclipsed with by placing an object in the 
gap (like a piece of paper), the sensor is 
activated (indicated by the onboard INT 
LED). IR eclipse click

 communicates with 

the target board through the 

mikroBUS

 

INT line. It’s designed to work with either 
a 3.3V or 5V power supply.

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