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Cytron Maker Reflect IR Reflectance Sensor for Beginner

Cytron Maker Reflect IR Reflectance Sensor for Beginner

₹199.00Price
🔹 Overview
The Cytron Maker Reflect IR Reflectance Sensor is a compact analog infrared reflectance sensor designed for surface detection and line tracking, especially for beginners.
  • Detects surface reflectivity (black vs white)
  • Provides analog voltage output
  • Designed for robotics, education, and embedded systems
👉 Focused on simple learning + accurate analog sensing
🔹 Working Principle
  • Contains:
    • IR LED (emitter)
    • Phototransistor (receiver)
  • Operation:
    • IR light is emitted toward surface
    • Reflected light is measured
  • Behavior:
    • White surface → more reflection → lower output voltage
    • Black surface → less reflection → higher output voltage
👉 Output varies continuously → enables precise sensing (not just ON/OFF)
🔹 Measurement Characteristics
  • Sensing Method: Infrared reflectance
  • Detection Type: Surface contrast (light vs dark)
  • Optimal Distance: ~3 mm from surface
  • Effective Range: ~1 mm to 40 mm (best at close range)
👉 Works best on flat, consistent surfaces
🔹 Output Characteristics
  • Output Type: Analog voltage
  • Voltage Range: 0 to VCC
  • Signal Behavior:
    • Continuous (proportional to reflectivity)
    • Requires ADC for microcontroller reading
👉 Supports:
  • Threshold-based detection
  • PID control (advanced robots)
🔹 Electrical Characteristics
  • Operating Voltage: 3.0V – 5.5V
  • Supply Current: ~25 mA (variant dependent)
👉 Compatible with:
  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • Raspberry Pi (ADC required)
🔹 Interface
  • 3-pin connection:
    • VCC
    • GND
    • OUT (analog signal)
👉 No extra signal conditioning required
🔹 Physical Characteristics
  • Very compact size: ~18.1 × 8.4 × 4.2 mm
  • Lightweight and easy to mount
  • Central mounting hole for precise positioning
🔹 Functional Behavior
  • Continuously measures reflected IR intensity
  • Output changes smoothly based on:
    • Surface color
    • Distance
    • Material reflectivity
👉 Enables:
  • Line position detection
  • Edge detection
  • Surface variation sensing
🔹 Key Technical Features
  • Infrared reflectance sensing
  • Analog proportional output
  • Short-range high accuracy (~3 mm)
  • Simple 3-pin interface
  • No external components required
  • Compact PCB design
🔹 Advantages
  • Beginner-friendly design
  • Analog output → high precision control
  • Easy integration with microcontrollers
  • Small size for compact robots
  • Suitable for both basic and advanced projects
🔹 Limitations
  • Very short sensing distance
  • Affected by:
    • Ambient light
    • Surface texture
  • Requires ADC (not direct digital input)
  • Needs calibration for accurate results
🔹 Applications
  • Line follower robots
  • Edge detection (sumo robots)
  • Maze-solving robots
  • Object presence detection (short range)
  • Rotary encoder sensing
  • Surface contrast measurement
🔹 Technical Summary
The Cytron Maker Reflect sensor is a compact analog IR reflectance sensor that:
  • Provides continuous reflectivity data
  • Enables precise surface detection
  • Is optimized for close-range robotics applications
👉 Best suited for:
  • Beginner robotics
  • Line tracking and edge detection
  • Projects requiring analog sensing precision
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