MAXBOTIX MaxSonar Quick Start Manual
High Performance Ultrasonic Range Finders
MaxSonar Quick-Start Guide
This is provided to serve as an easy to use set
up guide for the LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ family of
ultrasonic sensors
measure the distance to nearby objects, and
then reports the information through one of
the three sensor outputs
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which is designed to assist you in using your
MaxSonar sensor for the first time
This quick start guide was created using the
LV-MaxSonar-EZ1 MB1010 sensor
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This sensor uses sound to
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List of Commonly Used Equipment:
1. Power Supply
2. Multimeter
3. Wires
4. LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1 (or one of the other MaxSonar products
5. Large flat target
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Determine the Power and Ground Inputs & Outputs
The following chart is provided as an easy reference guide for connecting our
MaxSonar products
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Supply Power to the Sensor
1. Disconnect the power supply from any equipment
2. Turn ON the power supply; set the voltage to 5.0V DC (Volts Direct Current
3. Turn OFF the power supply
4. Connect the ground from your power supply to the GND pin on the
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LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1
5. Connect your power supply to +5 pin on the LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1
6. Turn ON the power supply; verify that the voltage is between +2.5V and +5.5V
The LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1 input power should be +5V DC. This system can operate from
+2.5V to +5.5V.
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The current input should read ~3mA for +5V DC and ~2mA for +3.3V DC
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Connect to the AN Output
Connect the AN pin (Analog Voltage) to a multimeter by doing the following
1. Switch the multimeter to read DC voltage
2a. Connect the ground lead of the multimeter to the ground on your power supply
or
2b. Connect the ground lead of the multimeter to the GND pin of the
LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1
power supply
3. Connect the power lead of the multimeter to the pin labeled AN on the
LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1
to the multimeter probe
4. The display should read the voltage output of the LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1
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this we used a paperclip attached to the ground of our
this we used the yellow banana clips to run from the AN pin
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