Data Sheet

3/8/2018 Distance Phidget - DST1000_0 at Phidgets

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Contents

1 GETTING STARTED

2 USING THE DST1200

2.1 Phidget Control Panel

2.2 First Look

2.3 Distance Sensor

3 TECHNICAL DETAILS

3.1 Saturation

4 WHAT TO DO NEXT

Getting Started

Welcome to the DST1000 user guide! In order to get started, make sure you have the following hardware on hand:

DST1000 - Distance Phidget

VINT Hub

Phidget cable

USB cable and computer

Next, you will need to connect the pieces:

1. Connect the DST1000 to the VINT Hub using the Phidget cable.

2. Connect the VINT Hub to your computer with a USB cable.

Now that you have everything together, let's start using the DST1000!

Using the DST1200

Phidget Control Panel

In order to demonstrate the functionality of the DST1000, the Phidget Control Panel running on a Windows machine will be used.

The Phidget Control Panel is available for use on both macOS and Windows machines. If you would like to follow along, first take

a look at the getting started guide for your operating system:

Getting started with Windows

Getting started with macOS

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3/8/2018 Distance Phidget - DST1000_0 at Phidgets Contents 1 GETTING STARTED 2 USING THE DST1200 2.1 Phidget Control Panel 2.2 First Look 2.3 Distance Sensor 3 TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 Saturation 4 WHAT TO DO NEXT Getting Started Welcome to the DST1000 user guide! In order to get started, make sure you have the following hardware on hand: DST1000 - Distance Phidget VINT Hub Phidget cable USB cable and computer Next, you will need to connect the pieces: 1.
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3/8/2018 Distance Phidget - DST1000_0 at Phidgets Linux users can follow the getting started with Linux guide and continue reading here for more information about the DST1000. First Look After plugging the DST1000 into your computer and opening the Phidget Control Panel, you will see something like this: The Phidget Control Panel will list all connected Phidgets and associated objects, as well as the following information: Serial number: allows you to differentiate between similar Phidgets.
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/8/2018 Distance Phidget - DST1000_0 at Phidgets Saturation The DST1000 will fire saturation error events when the reflected IR light doesn't reach the sensor, meaning the object is out of range. Objects that do not reflect light well might be harder to detect at greater distances.