The TCRT5000 have a compact construction where the emitting-light source and the detector are arranged in the same direction to sense the presence of an object by using the reflective IR-beam from the object.

The operating wavelength is 950 mm. The detector consists of a phototransistor.

There are 5 sensors connected in an array to form a TCRT 5000 Sensor Module which can be used effectively in different robotic applications such as,Grid Solving Robots

There are 5 TCRT sensors and 5 comparators. output of each sensor is applied to inverting terminal of comparator. The other input to comparator is reference voltage set by user which user can modify by varying POT.

The output of TCRT sensor is compared with the ref voltage generated by the pot. The output is dependent on the difference voltage. When we use black surface we get high output and for white surface the output depends upon the distance between TCRT module and the surface.

The TCRT 5000 Sensor module Available with Robosoft systems operates at 5V

Kit Includes:

The kit includes five TCRT sensors mounted on a double sided PCB with voltage comparators for Digital Output, along with FRC Connector for input and output interface with the microcontroller.