I was wondering if it was possible to use the sensor from a mouse as a crude motion/proximity sensor to tell when the robot is close to, but not touching an object?
(sensor I'm thinking of using pictured below)edit: better picture addedIf this is possible, great
But...that brings up another problem.
It's a
PAN3512DK-TJZA. I've tried looking for information on this chip, found out from
the only site mentioning it that the manufacturer is
PixArt Imaging, but the PixArt website no longer lists anything about it.
Its a 12 pinned chip, but have no clue of the pin layout.
Any feedback (help/suggestions/flames) is greatly appreciated.
If it cannot be used/isn't possible, that's 100% ok, just trying to find out info before starting with it.