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TIDA-00462
Ultrasonic Distance Measurement BoosterPack Reference Design
TIDA-00462
Overview
The TIDA-00462 ultrasonic distance measurement reference design can measure the distance up to 99 inches with an accuracy of ±1.5 inches. The scope of this design is to give you a head-start in integrating our industrial ultra-low-power MCU, analog signal conditioning and power management technologies into end-equipment systems. This design describes the principle of operation and basic design process for a low-cost distance-measuring system based on ultrasonic sound utilizing the MSP430 ultra-low power microcontroller. This design also addresses component selection, design theory and test results. All the relevant design files like schematics, BOM, layer plots, Altium files, Gerbers and MSP430 MCU firmware are provided.
Features
- Ultrasonic technology
- Non-contact detection and measurement
- Maximum measurable distance: 99 inches
- Minimum measurable distance: 6 inches
- Maximum measured error less than 1.5 inches
- Current consumption less than 1.8 mA at 5 V
- Simple, low-cost system-on-chip
Industrial
- Battery powered motion detector
- Cordless handheld garden tool
- Cordless power tool
- Electronic bed & chair
- Industrial robot ultrasonic
- Lawn mower
- Line powered motion detector
- Mains powered tools
- Mobile robot ultrasonic
- Robotic lawn mower
- Ultrasonic level transmitter
- Ultrasonic position sensor
- Vacuum robot
A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.
Design files & products
Design files
Download ready-to-use system files to speed your design process.
TIDUAI8A.PDF (1057 K)
Reference design overview and verified performance test data
TIDRHQ2.PDF (809 K)
Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components
TIDRHQ3.PDF (52 K)
Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers
TIDRHQ4.ZIP (3646 K)
Detailed overview of design layout for component placement
TIDRHQ6.ZIP (1051 K)
Files used for 3D models or 2D drawings of IC components
TIDCB39.ZIP (5206 K)
Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB
TIDRHQ5.PDF (528 K)
PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout
Products
Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.
MSP430 microcontrollers
MSP430F5172 — 25 MHz MCU with 32KB Flash, 2KB SRAM, 10-bit ADC, comparator, DMA, 16-bit High Resolution timer
Data sheet: PDF | HTMLStart development
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| * | Design guide | Ultrasonic Distance Measurement BoosterPack Design Guide (Rev. A) | Oct. 29, 2015 |
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