5 Easy Steps to Make Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Components Required:

1. Raspberry Pi 3 B+
2. SD Card
3. Micro USB Cable with Adapter
4. Monitor with HDMI cable
5. Mouse and Keyboard
6. Breadboard
7. 4 Jumpers
8. 2 , 330ohm resistors
9. Ultrasonic Distance Sensor (HY-SRF05)

Step 1: Connect Ultrasonic Sensor on Breadboard

Step 2: Connect Vcc and Gnd to Raspberry Pi

Step 3: Connect echo pin to GPIO17 through two 330ohm resistors

Step 4: Connect trigger pin to GPIO4

Step 5: Power up Raspberry Pi and program in python

The source code for the project can be found here. 

Author: Nakul Garg