SRF08 Ultrasonic Ranger

Table of Contents

  1. Hello World!
  2. Library
  3. Alternative Library

This is the page for the SRF08 Ultrasonic Ranger, with I2C interface.

It is available at a number of places including :

The datasheet can be found from the Rapid Electronics website, or there is a good resources at Robot Electronics

Hello World!

#include "mbed.h"
#include "SRF08.h"

SRF08 srf08(p9, p10, 0xE0);      // Define SDA, SCL pin and I2C address

int main() {

    while (1) {
       printf("Measured range : %.2f cm\n",srf08.read());
       wait(0.1);
    }

}

Library

Import library
SRF08 - SRF08 Class Reference

Public Member Functions

SRF08 (PinName sda, PinName scl, int addr)
Creates an instance of the class.
~SRF08 ()
float read ()
Reads the current temperature.

Alternative Library

This library does not use a wait statement so the micro can do something else while ranging is in progress.

Import library
SRF08 - SRF08 Class Reference

Public Member Functions

SRF08 (PinName SDA, PinName SCL, int i2cAddress)
Create a SRF08 object connected to the specified I2C pins and address.
void startRanging ()
Send the "Start ranging in cm" command via I2C.
bool rangingFinished ()
Checks if the module has finished ranging.
int getRange ()
Gets the measured range from the module.
int getLightIntensity ()
Gets the measured light intensity from the module.
void setRangeRegister (unsigned char rangeVal)
Sets the range register of the SRF08 for faster ranging.
void setMaxGainRegister (unsigned char gainVal)
Sets the max gain register of the SRF08 .
void setAddress (int i2cAddress)
Changes the I2C address of the SRF08 .
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