Obstacle Avoidance Sensor IR transmitter not working

Customer:

I tested the Obstacle Avoidance Sensors I ordered, but they don’t work. Specifically, the IR transmitter is not sending a signal, because when I send a signal from another transmitter, it works fine. Unfortunately, it doesn’t function when I try to use it. Is there a solution?

Original message (Croatian)

Testirala sam Obstacle senzore koje sam naručila, nažalost ne rade, odnosno ne radi IR predajnik signala, jer kada posaljem signal sa nekog drugog predajnika onda radi, ovako nažalost ne funkcionira kada sam radi.

Ne znam kakva je sada procedura, ali znam da mi takvi sezori trebaju, a ne rade mi.

Da li postoji neko rješenje?

Lijepo pozdrav,

[name removed], student

Tehnički fakultet Bihać,

Elektrotehnika-Informatika

Originally submitted via the contact form on soldered.com on 26 January 2017. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

Soldered Support:

Try shielding the IR transmitter with a heat-shrink tube or cardboard tube as shown in the attached image. If you don’t have that option, you can always control the receiver and transmitter directly from a microcontroller. See the tutorial: IR Communication - SparkFun Learn

Original message (Croatian)

probajte IR predajnik zaštititi termobužirom il kartončićem kako prikazuje slika u prilogu.
Ukoliko nemate mogućnosti, uvijek možete prijamnik i predajnik kontrolirati direktno s mikrokontrolera. Pogledajte tutorial: IR Communication - SparkFun Learn

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