Ultrasonic Sensor (HC-SR04) + Raspberry Pi

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Hardware

  • Raspberry pi 3
  • Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04
  • A set of resistors for each sensor you are connecting
    • 330Ω and 470Ω
  • Jumper wires to connect the sensor(s) to the pi

Wire setup

Software

Python

  1. Create a new script
Newscript.png
  1. Save your script as ultrasonic_distance.py in the ~/pythonpractice folder
  2. Open up the terminal
  3. Type cd ~/pythonpractice to change directory to your pythonpractice folder, and hit Enter
  4. Type ./hello.py and hit Enter to run your program


TroubleShooting the pi

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