Hi,
I’m building a mini-sumo and have 2 Sharp GP2Y0A60SZLF wired into an A-Star 32U4 LV. They are wired into the A0 and A1 for the “Out” pins, and using the adjacent GND and Power pins to wire the “GND” and “VCC” pins respectively. The sensors are reading 0 no matter what I do.
Is the VCC voltage wrong? Something else? Any help appreciated.
thanks, Brian
Hello, Brian.
The power rail you are connecting to is not powered by default. To supply 5V, you can install a jumper from one of the VREG or 5V pins in the nearby 2x6 block to the power rail. The source for the 5V pin depends on how you are powering the board. If you are only supplying power through USB, it will receive power from there, and if you are supplying power through VIN, it will receive power from VREG, which is the output of the onboard switching regulator (and can handle more current). Either source should work for those Sharp sensors, but if you want to add more devices, it would probably be better to use VREG.
Brandon
Makes sense, thank you!
