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Rightsight Optical Sensor Help

Hello all- we using an optical sensor called a rightsight made by Allen-Bradley on our robot this year, but don't really know how it works or how to program it. Does anyone have any information on this?

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Re: Rightsight Optical Sensor Help

What are you trying to use them for?

From what I can remember they were given in the 2011 KOP to track lines on the field. I think they output a digital signal depending on whether they detect a dark object in front of them. See this thread for wiring information.
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Re: Rightsight Optical Sensor Help

That sensor has four wires, with colors Brown, Blue, Black, and White. Brown needs to be connected to 12 volts and Blue goes to "ground"/common. A VRM output would probably be appropriate. Black and White are essentially switches to ground, only one of which is active at a time. Black activates when the sensor is not seeing an object; White activates when it is. Only one of them is necessary, and should be connected to the SIGnal pin of a Digital Input port.

It is a light source and light detector pointing in the same direction. It senses when something is in front of it and reflecting the light.
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