[Snap!] ultrasonic sensor

[connochaetes]

As said in issue #17: "Using MicroBlocks is fun. Thank you for your work. I keep in mind, that it is still in an early, experimental state." - I am enjoying to use the ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 with Snap! and an Arduino device. Is it possible to achieve this with the Snap! version of the MicroBlocks IDE, too?

[Bernat Romagosa]

You would have to write your own library for Snap, and it'd be a bit of a pain because you wouldn't be able to export it or save it.

If you still want to give it a shot, the standalone IDE comes with an ultrasound distance sensor library that you can look at for inspiration :)

(What I'd suggest is that you use the standalone version for now though :P)

[connochaetes]

Thanks. I 'll give it a try.

[connochaetes]

Thanks to you, Joan Guillén and Josep Ferràndiz. It working just fine. This issue can be closed.

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It 's nice, that I can deal with such an accurate timing out-of-the-box. Remembering an older Snap4Arduino issue, I expected more difficulties: https://github.com/bromagosa/Snap4Arduino/issues/204

And I had to figure out a simple arrangement: Right now, I use the Micro Bit with a breakout board and a HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor. The power supply is provided by a power bank with a CP2102 module ("USB-A to jump wire" / 3.3V for the Micro Bit AND 5V for the HC-SR04).

[Bernat Romagosa]

Great to hear it worked for you! :)

Closing this issue now.