DIY IR Proximity Sensor

 28/02/2018

How to make IR Proximity Sensor

Hello guys

In this post I will show how to make a simple IR proximity sensor

IR Proximity have one IR LED & one Photodiode

in this project LM358 IC is used

Basic Working Principle

Basically IR LED will transmitte Infrared light when this light fall on reflecting surface (white surface)
it will fall back on Photodiode so in proportion of IR light fall on Photodiode the internal resistance of
photodiode change
LM358 get input from this photodiode and gives output
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Component Required
 LM358 IC 10K POTENTIOMETER

IR LED AND PHOTODIODE RED LED

RESISTORS
Component list

1] IR LED :- https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Infrared-IR-LEDs_…

2] PHOTODIODE :- https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Infrared-Receiver…

3] LM358 IC :- https://lcsc.com/product-detail/General-Purpose-Am…

4] LED :- https://lcsc.com/products/Light-Emitting-Diodes-L…
5] Resistors :- https://lcsc.com/products/Resistors_308.html

6] Potentiometer :- https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Precision-Potenti…

7] Battery Holder :- https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Battery-Holders-C…

CIRCUIT DRAWING

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF

LM358 IC LED DIODE TERMINAL DETIAL

 IR PROXIMITY
SENSOR CIRCUIT DRAWING
To figure out which terminal is anode and which terminal is cathode

reffer image.

The LED diode bigger leg is Anode(+) and shorter leg is cathode(-)

IR LED anode is connected with 5V DC and cathode is connected with 200 ohm resistor and GND is
connected to the other end of resistor

Cathode of Photodiode is connected with 5V DC and Anode is connected with PIN 3 of LM358 IC &
10K OHm resistor, GND is connected the other end of resistor

50K OHM potentiometer two adjecent legs connected with 5V & GND and middle led is connected with
PIN 2 of LM358 IC

5V connected with PIN 8 of LM358 IC

GND is connected with PIN 4 LM358 IC

A output load (LED) is connected with PIN 1 with 330 OHM resistor in series.

So IR LED will transmitte Infrared light when this light fall on reflecting surface (white surface) it will
fall back on Photodiode so in proportion of IR light fall on Photodiode the internal resistance of
photodiode change
LM358 get input from this photodiode at PIN 3 and compare with threshold signal coming from
potentiometer at PIN 2 and glow the LED

Potentiometer is used to adjust the sensing range of sensor