Buy arduino, buy sound shield, buy distance sensor shield, plug into each other, burn example code, stuff components inside box. Not only is this not a hack but he might as well have just bought a ...

This is an Arduino-based Proximity Sensor circuit wired using the popular HC-SR04 Ultrasonic ranging module,used here for non-contact object detection purpose. The HC-SR04 module includes ultrasonic ...

Everything always looks good on paper (and in its seller’s description), so I plugged my module into an Arduino Prototyping Shield for a quick/lazy evaluation using an Arduino Uno. If you have played ...

He wanted to use the less expensive HC-SR04 ultrasonic rangefinder in a prototype. Longer term he wanted to have the choice of either a Parallax PING or MaxBotix ultrasonic sensor for their better ...