Data Sheet

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PD11721l

MaxBotix

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Patent 7,679,996

HRLV-MaxSonar

™

Series

MaxBotix Inc., products are engineered and assembled in the USA

Operating Modes

Multiple Sensor Operation

Multiple HRLV-MaxSonar-EZ sensors can be used simultaneously in the same environment generally with little to no

interference (cross-talk). Even so, some cross-talk may still occur for users wishing to use a large number of sensors in

the same environment. This interference is rare and can be up to +/- 1 cm of the target’s distance. Because of this, sensor

to sensor interference must be accounted for. To avoid interference between sensors, chaining can be used to prevent

cross-talk between sensors. This will be necessary when using 3+ sensors depending on mounting and environment.

The recommended chaining method is AN Output Commanded Loop. The first sensor will range, then trigger the next

sensor to range and so on for all the sensors in the array. Once the last sensor has ranged, the array stops until the first

sensor is triggered to range again. Below is a diagram on how to set this up.

Another recommended chaining method is AN Output Constantly Looping. The first sensor will range, then trigger the

next sensor to range and so on for all the sensors in the array. Once the last sensor has ranged, it will trigger the first

sensor in the array to range again and will continue this loop indefinitely. Below is a diagram on how to set this up.