| ??? 06/11/05 09:31 Read: times |
#94670 - 'Greatest' echo is the wrong criterion! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Stanley said:
I want the program to output a pulse to the PC when "the greatest signal within 2m time" is detected, so that I can check if the timer has stopped at the right time. Why the 'greatest' echo? It's the 'first' echo, that is of interest, not the greatest! The greatest echo can be a second echo from another reflection wall, that offers more area to reflect. Such a reflector will give a greater echo, which will arrive at a later time. But that's not your echo of interest!! It's he first echo, and this need not to have the largest amplitude. So, all you need is a tiny bandpass filter in combination with a comparator, with correctly set threshold level. You don't need any ADC for this task. And if the signal is strong enough, as Mehdi told, then even the bandpass might be omitted. But take care, there are lots of parasitic ultrasonic emitters in your environment, which can interfere your detector. (You cannot notice them, because you cannot here them...). So, I would highly recommend to use this bandpass filter!!! Again, please elaborate, what I mentioned in my last reply and post the results here. Then we can help you in designing a circuit. Kai |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| Ultrasonic Signal Processing | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Time dependant gain | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Further attenuation... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Signal recovery. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| AGC? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| AGC as Steve said// | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| My Algorithm was: | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| My Algorithm was: | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Ultrasonic Ranging | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Matched filter on the rescue | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| matched filters | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Phase locked amplifier | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Its a different thing | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Ah | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thats the one.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Clever woman | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Just an idea | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The scope plot tells it all! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Largest signal | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| 'Greatest' echo is the wrong criterion! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| somehow I remember... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No, no... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Oops~ forgot... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| the product | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Power of transmission pulse | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Preamp circuit Here | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Add caps to remove base line noise | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Another potential problem... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Problem with ADC? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| possible solution to the ADC problem | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Ok~ | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Debug Result | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| ADC Sampling and code debugging | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| sampling time | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Adc for Ultrasonic? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Next, comes to "average" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Why use the adc? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Forgot to tell... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Circle in RED | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Asking for help again - Filter | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Notch | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I don't know | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| DSP | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Nah | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| for the sake of learning | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| so | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I agree | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Amplitude | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Op amps | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| 100pF | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| bypass ?? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yes | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No sort of bypass | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| BTE054 BTE054USS2 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Better noise control | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re: BTE054 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Replace LMV6032 with LM324 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:low sensitivity | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:no filtering | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Note | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Notch filter? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No, | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Bandpass | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| NOT a criticism | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Update... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Umm... Nowadays? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Op amp parameters | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| "Filters for Dummy" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Have you tried it with ..... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yes, I've tried it and it works well | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Basic electronics | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| 0.002uF -> 3300uF | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:noise | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Exactly the same | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| test of signal | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| It's over 1.2m | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| TWO bypass caps. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Two were found | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Usenet | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Why using a PLL, when a bandpass can ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| which is why ,,,, | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Not sure what you meant.. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Already | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| But it MUST work properly!! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Circuit here | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Op-amp to replace LM324 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Non-inverting Input Voltage Divider | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| LM567 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:LM324 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:wrong link | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No AGC | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| AGC | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yes | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re: no AGC | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| LMC6032 is much more linear than LM324 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re: | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:attenuation of signal | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Good ones and bad ones | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| another article of interest | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| tramsmit & receive | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| how to measure the distance perfectly? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Fatal Error! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| How about this one.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Ultrasonic Detection Code! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| is that right? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Not right,,,,, | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thanks! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| another missing! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| i'll try it.. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Some Applications of ultrasonic | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| "Op amps for everyone" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| woo... tiring trip | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Check this one | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thanks | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| is it not fundamentally wrong | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Both | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I knew that... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Synthetic grounds | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| no, Kai | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Steve, Erik | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The circuit works, but... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Moral | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Puh, what antennas... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Which means I can't use breadboard | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| In one word. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Using the LM318 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Missing 10K | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| More caps | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Where? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Parallel | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Does it work now? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yes, it works fine | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Theoretical work missed | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Fatal Error! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Another article to peruse | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Another one... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| same application | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Sorry | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Why sorry? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| That's exactly what I want to do | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| which one is the best way? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Capacitors | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| i've got it | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| not the best solution | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Laser ranging | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| how much | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I've withdrawn from the competition | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| NOT finance | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Re: money is not everything | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Good Luck | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| good luck | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Good luck | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thanks! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The noise again | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:link | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Link | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| this is the link | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:noise | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| 5-14 Khz | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| re:5-14kHz | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The Noise Amplitude | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| gain | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| the problem is gain | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Schematic | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thank You but... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thank You but... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| 1/4Watt is enough | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Simulation result | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Strange plots... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| How about Compensation? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Not needed | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Bigger Pulse | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Bridge configuration can help | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The same circuit but... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| ...but much stronger | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I have tried | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| What do you mean by ripple? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The ripple | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No, it is not. The output from a logic | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Answer | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yup Kai | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| It's to adjust oscillating frequency | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Finished | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Exams VS academic | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| "Plan B" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Universities in HongKong | 01/01/70 00:00 |