The Xojo code:<\/strong><\/p>\nI have a timer to poll the sensor. we set the timer up and the pin mode in the Window Open event.<\/p>\n
Sub Open()\r\nConst kInfraRedSensorPin = 5\r\n\r\nGPIO.SetupGPIO\r\n\r\nGPIO.PinMode(kInfraRedSensorPin, GPIO.INPUT)\r\n\r\nTimer1.Mode = Timer.ModeMultiple\r\nTimer1.Enabled = true\r\n\r\nEnd Sub\r\n<\/pre>\nIn the Timer.Action event I got the following code:<\/p>\n
(If you want it more responsive then you can increase the cycles of the for loop)<\/p>\n
Sub Action()\r\n\r\nDim i as Integer\r\nConst kInfraRedSensorPin = 5\r\n\r\nfor n as Integer = 1 to 10\r\ni = GPIO.DigitalRead(kInfraRedSensorPin)\r\n\r\nif i <> 0 then\r\nListbox1.AddRow \u201cMotion detected\u201d\r\nreturn\r\nend if\r\nApp.DoEvents(1)\r\nnext\r\n\r\nEnd Sub<\/pre>\nThats all there\u00a0is to it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this example we are going to connect to infrared obstacle reflection photoelectric sensor motion detection sensor. I am not going to deny it, I find this sensor to be awful rubbish. Without reading the data you can hook it up and see it when the 2nd green lights goes off then its sensing something. … Continue reading IR Infrared Obstacle Reflection Photoelectric Sensor<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":94,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pd75nk-2d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":507,"url":"https:\/\/einhugur.net\/blog\/index.php\/xojo-gpio\/mini-ir-pyroelectric-infrared-pir-motion-human-sensor-detector-module\/","url_meta":{"origin":137,"position":0},"title":"Mini IR Pyroelectric Infrared PIR Motion Human Sensor Detector Module","date":"May 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Connecting the\u00a0Mini IR Pyroelectric Infrared PIR Motion Human Sensor Detector Module. 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As in it will send 1 when everything is all right and zero\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/einhugur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FlameSensor-e1442681877884-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108,"url":"https:\/\/einhugur.net\/blog\/index.php\/xojo-gpio\/f85-vibration-sensor\/","url_meta":{"origin":137,"position":3},"title":"F85 Vibration sensor","date":"September 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In this example we are going to connect to\u00a0vibration sensor. This example is super easy after doing the infrared motion detection with the HC-SR501 in a previous example, since basically same code will work. 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