Robotics with the Boe-Bot text v2.2

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FREQOUT 8,1, irFrequency
irDetect = IN9
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NEXT
The first time through the FOR…NEXT loop, freqSelect is 0, so the LOOKUP command
places the value 37500 in the irFrequency variable. Since irFrequency contains
37500 after the LOOKUP command, the FREQOUT command sends that frequency to the IR
LED connected to P8. As in the previous chapter, the value of IN9 is then saved in the
irDetect variable. The second time through the FOR…NEXT loop, the value of
freqSelect is now 1, which means the LOOKUP command places 38250 into the
irFrequency variable, and the process is repeated for this higher frequency. The third
time through, it’s repeated again with 39500, and so on. The result is remarkable,
especially considering you are using parts that were designed for a completely different
purpose, to make IR communication between a handheld remote and a television
possible.
Example Program – TestLeftFrequencySweep.bs2
TestLeftFrequencySweep.bs2 does two things. First, it tests the left IR LED/detector pair
(connected to P8 and P9) to make sure they are functioning properly for distance
detection. However, it also demonstrates how the frequency sweep illustrated in Figure
8-2 is accomplished.
When you run the program, the Debug Terminal will display your zone measurement.
There are many possible yes-no patterns that can be generated; two are shown in Figure
8-3. The test patterns will vary depending on the characteristics of the filter inside the IR
detector.
The program determines which zone the detected object is in by counting the number of
“No” occurrences. Notice that even though the two Debug Terminal test patterns in
Figure 8-3 are different, they both have three “Yes” and two “No” occurrences.
Therefore, “Zone 2” is the location of the object detected in both examples.