MaxBotix MB1013 programming

Technical C/C++
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We have a MB1013 ultrasonic sensor but we don’t know how to properly program it.
Can anybody send us an example of code?
Thanks anyway.

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From the MB1013 page on MaxBotix’s website, it looks like it has 3 outputs you can read from: analog voltage, serial, or PWM.

How you use it would depend on how you’ve decided to connect it.

  • Analog can be read with the AnalogInput class. This is probably the most straightforward option.
  • Serial can be used with the SerialPort class. I wouldn’t recommend this.
  • PWM can be read using the Counter::GetPeriod method (plug into the roboRIO DIO pins).

Refer to the datasheet for what pins you need to connect and how distances are mapped.

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