Programming Ultrasonic Sensor

[carrillo694]

Originally Posted by TheGuyz

Is there a guide or some out there that we can use as a guide to show us how to solder the sensor

Here is one option as to how you can solder it: http://www.adafruit.com/adablog/wp-c...06/pt-2002.jpg

As for soldering tips -- I prefer to apply the solder to the side opposite the wires. In that picture, you can see they threaded the stranded wire through, then applied the solder in between the board and the wire's insulator. I prefer to apply the solder to the OTHER side of the board, so that there is less chance of me accidentally burning the insulator.

If you do not want to solder it directly to the board, you can always solder two PWM cables to it. In other words, take the PWM cables, put then through the holes, then solder the PWM leads to the board's vias on the other side. From there, you might find the PWM leads on the other side more manageable.

Either way, connect the GND to ground, +5 to the +5 channel on your cRIO's Analog Module, and AN to an analog channel on your analog module.