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Good morning. I have reached a point where the IR hand proximity sensor works smoothly, reliably and without any false switch ons or switch offs. I constructed an IR sensor as in the diagram in my #96; a centre photodiode with an IR LED torch to the left and to the right of it; this arrangement increases the illumination of a small patch of skin on the plam of the hand which the photodiode looks at and increases the intensity of IR light entering the photodiode from diffuse reflection off the skin. The LEDs are angled in slightly towards the photodiode. I will post a picture of it later today. It was not very bright yesterday so the ambient light level in my shed was low; with the shed lights on the first LED of the column of eight sometimes illuminated but this is far too low a Vs signal to turn the lamp on or off.
Now that I am happy with my circuitry I will draw out in later posts some diagrams, each diagram covering one or a number of sub-systems eg: power supply, ADVM, Three level/step detector.....
The electronic components to attempt your original sensor arrived yesterday. I will turn to trying to sense the proximity and closeness of the palm on a hand in a similar way you did - a more difficult way in practice to achieve the same level of smoothness, reliability and low false activation. since it is a passive- passive type sensor there is more variability in the signals the body picks up and the sensor then attempts to pick up.
Regards
Marconi
Now that I am happy with my circuitry I will draw out in later posts some diagrams, each diagram covering one or a number of sub-systems eg: power supply, ADVM, Three level/step detector.....
The electronic components to attempt your original sensor arrived yesterday. I will turn to trying to sense the proximity and closeness of the palm on a hand in a similar way you did - a more difficult way in practice to achieve the same level of smoothness, reliability and low false activation. since it is a passive- passive type sensor there is more variability in the signals the body picks up and the sensor then attempts to pick up.
Regards
Marconi
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