{"id":1393,"date":"2014-07-01T00:34:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T07:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2021-06-17T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:52:30","slug":"new-product-pmod-maxsonar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/new-product-pmod-maxsonar\/","title":{"rendered":"New Product- Pmod MAXSONAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m really excited to announce the newest member of the Pmod family, the Pmod MAXSONAR<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"Pmod-maxbotix-ultrasonic-range-finder\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pmods<\/a>, short for P<\/strong>eripheral Mod<\/strong>ules , are small add-on boards that expand the capability of any embedded processing (host) board you may have.\u00a0The modules come in 12 or 6 pin standards<\/a> and are intended to be low pin-count, small form factor, simple-to-use boards that expand functionality quickly. Since the standard has been around for many years, we’ve amassed quite a few module boards (over 50 are on the website today in inputs, outputs, sensors, data, etc.), so when we add a new member to the family… it’s generally something pretty exciting!<\/p>\n

For example, a\u00a0top-notch ultrasonic range finder from our friends at Maxbotix!<\/a><\/p>\n

\"testing<\/a>
Testing out the Pmod MAXSONAR\u00a0with the chipKIT uC32 + the Pmod adapter shield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, what exactly is an ultrasonic range finder?<\/p>\n

It’s a sensor that is designed to send out an ultrasonic\u00a0audio wave pulse and then listen for the time that it takes to receive the wave back\u00a0to\u00a0calculate the distance<\/a>\u00a0(or range).<\/p>\n

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What makes the Maxbotix sensor so ideal for the Pmod product line\u00a0is how much resolution (1″ resolution from 6″ to 255″)\u00a0it can handle in a\u00a0small form factor . Additionally, the interface options\u00a0\u00a0(PWM or serial or analog) are very flexible.<\/p>\n

\"6-pin<\/a>
6-pin Pmod standard with a lot of versatility built in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I’m excited to see what type of projects are inspired by\u00a0this sensor\u00a0and can’t wait to share what\u00a0we’re working on\u00a0in Pullman.\u00a0If you haven’t yet, head over to the website<\/a> and take a look at the newest addition to the Pmod family!<\/p>\n

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