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Hardware
- PHPoC Blue or PHPoC Black
- Micro USB to USB Cable (to upload source code to PHPoC Device)
- Ultrasonic Sensor
- Jumper Cable
About Ultrasonic Sensor
Ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 is used to measure distance to an object by using ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 includes four pins:
- VCC pin.
- GND pin.
- TRIG pin: this pin receives a 10-microsecond pulse from controller to emit ultrasonic wave.
- ECHO pin: this pin outputs a pulse when receiving echo ultrasonic wave. The duration of pulse is used to calculate the distance.
- If receiving 10-microsecond pulse on TRIG pin , ultrasonic sensor automatically emits 40KHz ultrasonic wave.
- If there is an obstacle, ultrasonic wave is reflected back.
- Ultrasonic sensor measures duration of time from emiting ultrasonic wave to receiving the echo ultrasonic wave. And then ultrasonic sensor generate a pulse with the measured duration on ECHO pin.
- Connect TRIG pin of ultrasonic sensor to HT0 pin of PHPoC device. Set HT0 timer to "ouput pulse" mode.
- Connect ECHO pin of ultrasonic sensor to HT1 pin of PHPoC device. Set HT1 timer to "capture" mode.
- Use HT0 timer to generate 10-microsecond pulse.
- Use HT2 timer to capture the pulse from ECHO pin.
- Calculate distance based on the duration of captured pulse. The duration of pulse is the travel time of ultrasonic wave. Travel speed of ultrasonic wave is about 340 m/s. Travel distance is calculated according to the formula: distance = speed * time
- Distance to obstacle is half of the travel distance of ultrasonic wave.
Wiring Diagram
Quick Steps
Source code of this example is a part of PHPoC Support Packet (PSP). You need to:
- Download PHPoC Support Package.
- Upload example\p4s\01.php_task\03.ht_ultrasonic to PHPoC Blue/Black.
- Click "Run" button on PHPoC Debugger.
Source Code
Source files includes:
- init.php: this file is run when PHPoC system is powered or reset. It is used to specify which file is run is system loop.
- task0.php: this file is run in system loop of PHPoC devices.
init.php
This file is run when PHPoC system is powered or reset. It is used to specify that task0.php is run is system loop.
PHP Code:
<?php
system("php task0.php");
?>
task0.php
[Full Code]
PHP Code:
<?php
if(_SERVER("REQUEST_METHOD"))
exit; // avoid php execution via http request
include_once "/lib/sd_340.php";
echo "PHPoC example : P4S-34X / HT / HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Module\r\n";
// setup trigger pulse timer
ht_ioctl(0, "set mode output pulse");
ht_ioctl(0, "set div us");
ht_ioctl(0, "set repc 1");
ht_ioctl(0, "set count 5 10"); // 10us pulse width
// setup echo capture timer
ht_ioctl(1, "reset");
ht_ioctl(1, "set div us");
ht_ioctl(1, "set mode capture toggle");
ht_ioctl(1, "set trigger from pin rise");
ht_ioctl(1, "set repc 4");
while(1)
{
ht_ioctl(1, "start"); // we should start capture timer first
ht_ioctl(0, "start"); // start trigger pulse
usleep(100000); // sleep 100ms
ht_ioctl(1, "stop");
// 1st capture value ("get count 0") is always zero.
// we should get 2nd capture value;
$us = ht_ioctl(1, "get count 1");
$dist = $us * 340.0 / 2; // us to meter conversion
$dist = $dist / 10000; // meter to centimeter conversion
printf("%d us, %.1f cm\r\n", $us, $dist);
sleep(1);
}
?>
[Explanation]
Source code of this file does:
- Setup HT0 timer to generate pulse and HT1 timer to capture signal.
- Start capture timer to generate a pulse
- Start the trigger pulse timer to capture echo signal
- Get duration of captured pulse
- Calculate distance according to the duration of captured pulse
- Print distance from sensor to obstacle to PHPoC Debugger's console.
See Also
- Ultrasonic Sensor - Monitoring Distance from Webpage using Hypertext.
- Ultrasonic Sensor - Monitoring Distance from Webpage with Image.
- Ultrasonic Sensor - Monitoring Distance via WebSocket.
Other Resources