// https://wokwi.com/projects/409942884114430977
// https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/Ping tutorial
// modified from 3-pint PING))) sensor to 4-pin HC-SR04 sensor
// Other simulations at https://forum.arduino.cc/t/wokwi-simulations-for-arduino-built-in-examples/1304754
/*
HC-SR04 Sensor
This sketch reads a HC-SR04 ultrasonic rangefinder and returns the distance
to the closest object in range. To do this, it sends a pulse to the sensor to
initiate a reading, then listens for a pulse to return. The length of the
returning pulse is proportional to the distance of the object from the sensor.
The circuit:
- +V connection of the HC-SR04 attached to +5V
- GND connection of the HC-SR04 attached to ground
- TRIG connection of the HC-SR04 attached to digital pin 7
- ECHO connection of the HC-SR04 attached to digital pin 6
created 3 Nov 2008
by David A. Mellis
modified 30 Aug 2011
by Tom Igoe
modified 24 September 2024
by DaveX for a 4-pin HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor
This example code is in the public domain.
Modified from:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/Ping
*/
// this constant won't change. It's the pin number of the sensor's output:
const int trigPin = 7;
const int echoPin = 6;
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication:
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
}
void loop() {
// establish variables for duration of the ping, and the distance result
// in inches and centimeters:
long duration, inches, cm;
// The HC-SR04 is triggered by the falling edge of a HIGH pulse of 2 or more microseconds.
// Give a short LOW pulse beforehand to ensure a clean HIGH pulse:
//digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
//delayMicroseconds(2);
digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(50);
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
// The ECHO pin is used to read the signal from the HC-SR04: a HIGH pulse
// whose duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending of the ping
// to the reception of its echo off of an object.
duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
// convert the time into a distance
inches = microsecondsToInches(duration);
cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);
Serial.print(inches);
Serial.print("in, ");
Serial.print(cm);
Serial.print("cm");
Serial.println();
delay(100);
}
long microsecondsToInches(long microseconds) {
// According to Parallax's datasheet for the PING))), there are 73.746
// microseconds per inch (i.e. sound travels at 1130 feet per second).
// This gives the distance travelled by the ping, outbound and return,
// so we divide by 2 to get the distance of the obstacle.
// See: https://www.parallax.com/package/ping-ultrasonic-distance-sensor-downloads/
return microseconds / 74 / 2;
}
long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds) {
// The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 29 microseconds per centimeter.
// The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the object we
// take half of the distance travelled.
return microseconds / 29 / 2;
}