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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: superfly501 on January 26, 2013, 12:09:39 AM

Title: Sharp Distance sensor for flame detection
Post by: superfly501 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?

Title: Re: Sharp Distance sensor for flame detection
Post by: waltr 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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