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Offline superfly501Topic starter

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Sharp Distance sensor for flame detection
« on: January 26, 2013, 12:09:39 AM »
Since a sharp distance sensor uses IR, can it also made to detect the wave length of fires reliably?
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Offline waltr

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Re: Sharp Distance sensor for flame detection
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2013, 08:08:42 AM »
No. The Sharp distance sensor is not a passive IR sensor. It Sends and bright IR pulse which it then detects to output a distance.

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