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==Detailed description==
==Detailed description==




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==Examples==
==Examples==




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{{Fcfile|PhotoReflectorDemo.fcfx|PhotoReflectorDemo}}
{{Fcfile|PhotoReflectorDemo.fcfx|PhotoReflectorDemo}}


==Macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleSensor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}








==Property reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Emitter Type
|-
| colspan="2" | Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Sense Pin
|-
| colspan="2" | Pin connected to the sensor element of the photo transistor 
|}==Macro reference==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleSensor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Macro reference==
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
 
 
==Property reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===Initialise===
|-
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Emitter Type
|-
| colspan="2" | Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Initialise'''
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Sense Pin
|-
| colspan="2" | Pin connected to the sensor element of the photo transistor 
|}==Macro reference==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleSensor'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
| colspan="2" | Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
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===SampleSensor===
 
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
==Property reference==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Emitter Type
|-
| colspan="2" | Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Sense Pin
|-
| colspan="2" | Pin connected to the sensor element of the photo transistor 
|}==Macro reference==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleSensor'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SampleSensor'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
| colspan="2" | Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




==Property reference==
==Property reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''  
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''  
|-
|-
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" | Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
| colspan="2" | Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Connections
|-
|-
|-
|-

Latest revision as of 14:36, 13 July 2026

Author Matrix Ltd
Version 1.0
Category Light


Photo Transistor 2D component

Uses InfraRed light to detect if an external object is near to the sensor. Returns a digital signal which can represent detected or not detected states. Useful for applications like line following, punched card based data systems and robotics.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_PhotoTransistor_2d.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_PhotoTransistor_2d.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Basic example which moves a object on the simulation panel and provides the analogue proximity reading based on the distance from the object from the sensor. PhotoReflectorDemo






Macro reference

Initialise

Initialise
Configures the I/O ready for the sensor to be sampled. 
- VOID Return


SampleSensor

SampleSensor
Samples the sensor and automatically controls the emitter pin if enabled. Returns the state of the sensor pin. 
- BYTE Return


Property reference

Properties
Emitter Type
Decides if the emitter needs to be switched on and off during sampling 
Connections
Sense Pin
Pin connected to the sensor element of the photo transistor 
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