I have some questions about a couple Infrared Sensors I found.

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Originally Posted by ChrisM2346

1. What are the pros/cons of using this model of sensor?

The answer to this depends on what you are trying to do with the sensor. IR sensors do not all do the same type of measurement. Are you trying to measure distance to an object? Are you trying to detect the presence/non-presence of an object? Are you trying to detect the edge of a line?

We have not used this same model, but it looks like (from the manufacturer website) it is intended to be pointed at a particular retro-reflective target. I am not familiar with the output protocol it has either. I didn't download the full data sheet since they wanted a lot of info from me. Depending on what you are trying to measure, there are probably better options that are inexpensive and will work with Roborio out out the box. We use Sharp IR sensors extensively. I can help recommend ones of those.