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The QRE1113 is a small IR reflectance sensor. This sensor is often used in line following robots because, if it can sense if a surface is white or black.
There are four pins on the QRE1113 - two control the IR emitting LED while the other two are the collector and emitter of a phototransistor. The IR diode has a max forward current of 50mA and operates at 940nm.
Breakout boards with analog and digital outputs are also available.
Documents:
- Phototransistor output
- No contact surface sensing
- Miniature package
- SMT gull wing leads
IR Reflectance Sensor - QRE1113 Product Help and Resources
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Hmm, I created a board to use some of these sensors for line sensor, but they can't see the difference at 1cm from the floor. Has any thing that I can do to see the line at 1cm, or it is things of the sensor. And if has any sensor better for it.
Thanks
Anyone have any idea on eye safety of this? I want to use it as a blink sensor, but I am not too keen on shining invisible light into my eye at a close range :-/
Well found some stuff on eye safety http://www.intersil.com/en/products/optoelectronics/ambient-light-sensors/eye-safety.html http://www.intersil.com/content/dam/Intersil/documents/an17/an1737.pdf
Unfortunately this item doesn't give any emitted light power info
The product ID is wrong "QRE1113" is the ID for the THT part, but I got a bag with the SMD version from a german reseller. The right part description should be "QRE1113GR" with "GR" at the end. This is the SMD version. Please have a look at the datasheet!
Is there also a THT version available from SparkFun?
Take a look at http://www.sparkfun.com/products/246. almost the same device (this is the 1113, that is the 1114), and it is through hole.
This + opamp = heartrate monitor!
940 nm, just in case you don't want to have to dig through the datasheet. Also, slightly longer wavelength than the IrDA standard of 850nm to 900nm.
Does anyone have an eagle library with this part?
It should be in the SFE lib. Just search for QRE1113 in eagle.
Could this be used as a close range object sensor?
Thanks
Yes ! About 2 to 10mm.
Yes, it would have to be very close range (<1 inch) but it will work.