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MB1230 XL-MaxSonar®-EZ3™

High Performance Ultrasonic Rangefinder
 
 
XL-MaxSonar-EZ High Performance Ultrasonic Sensor XL-MaxSonar-EZ High Performance Ultrasonic Sensor 5Pack XL-MaxSonar-EZ High Performance Ultrasonic Sensor 10Pack
XL-MaxSonar-EZ3 Each, $39.95
XL-MaxSonar-EZ3
5-Pack, $174.75
XL-MaxSonar-EZ3
10-Pack, $299.50
 
For larger quantities, please contact MaxBotix Inc. for pricing.

 

Product Description

 

The XL‑MaxSonar‑EZ3 has high noise tolerance and a narrow beam with more sensitivity than the MB1240. The XL-MaxSonar-EZ3 also offers increased sensitivity and a longer detection distance for small and medium sized targets.

The sensor is small in size, yet the high output acoustic power combined with continuously variable gain, real-time background automatic calibration, real-time waveform signature analysis, and real-time noise rejection algorithms results in virtually noise free distance readings for most users. This holds true even in the presence of many of the various acoustic or electrical noise sources. The XL‑MaxSonar‑EZ sensor line is factory calibrated to match the sensor beam patterns and provides a long range detection zone.

Component Overview

  • 42kHz Ultrasonic sensor measures distance to objects
  • RoHS Compliant
  • Read from all 3 sensor outputs: Analog Voltage, Serial, Pulse Width
  • Virtually no dead zone, objects closer than 20 cm range as 20 cm
  • Resolution of 1 cm
  • Operates from 3.3-5.5V
  • Low 3.4mA average current requirement
  • 10Hz reading rate
  • Small, light weight module
  • Designed for easy integration into your project or product
  • Operational Temperature from -40˚C to +70˚C (-40˚F to +160˚F)
  • Real-time automatic calibration (voltage, humidity, ambient noise)
  • Firmware filtering for better noise tolerance and clutter rejection
  • 200,000+ Hours Mean Time Between Failure
  • Narrow beam pattern
  • High noise tolerance
  • Maximum range of 765 cm (300 inches)
  • Hardware gain of 500
  • Medium range, narrow detection zone for small targets
  • Volume Pricing (25 or more units): Contact MaxBotix Inc.

Product Documentation

MB1230 Datasheet........................XL-MaxSonar-EZ3 Datasheet
Ultrasonic Sensor Selection Guide.....Ultrasonic Sensor Selection Guide
Reliability Demonstration.................MTBF Report
XL Chaining Application Notes..........XL AN Output Constantly Looping

Author: CJM & TEB     Date: 01/06/2012
LV-MaxSonar-EZ1 Quick Start Guide
Welcome FRC 2012!

This step by step guide walks you through the initial setup of a MB1010 LV‑MaxSonar‑EZ1 Ultrasonic Sensor.
Author: Scott Wielenberg  Date: 11/21/2011
Sensor Noise
MaxBotix Inc. Recently performed an acoustic noise tolerance test on the LV-MaxSonar-EZ and XL-MaxSonar-EZ products.
The test was setup to evaluate the real world use of the sensors, to allow comparison between MaxBotix Inc., sensors. A noise source was used that produced a pulsating acoustic source of 30KHz to 50KHz sweep at a 60Hz rate. This caused large spikes of noise within the sensor frequency band.