{"product_id":"autonomous-robotics-platform-line-follower-board","title":"Autonomous Robotics Platform - Line Follower Board","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd precise line following to your autonomous buggy builds with the Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform Line Follower Board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Line following sensor board allows you to add line following to your robot\/buggy projects. The board features 3 phototransistors that adjust the current flow depending on how much reflected light they detect. This results in an analogue output voltage that can be read into a microprocessor’s ADC channel, such as the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e. It is also possible to use this board with other microprocessor platforms, such as the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/new-micro-bit-v2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBBC micro:bit\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/arduino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArduino\u003c\/a\u003e. This board also features in the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/kitronik-autonomous-robotics-platform-for-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform for Raspberry Pi Pico.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 5 pin connections are on a standard 0.1” (2.54mm) pitch pin header that will fit any standard prototype breadboard or strip-board. The pins provide connections for power (3v and 0V) and 3 sensor outputs, marked L, C, and R for the left, centre and right sensors respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board requires a 3V-5V supply (nominal 3.3V) and a ground connection onto the pin header. These pins are marked on the board as 3V and 0V. For more details on the pinouts see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/resources.kitronik.co.uk\/pdf\/5337-line-following-sensor-board-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e electrical information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor outputs a voltage that will change from the supply voltage to 0V. This change occurs when the sensors pass over light and dark surfaces. Different surfaces will reflect different amounts. A typical light surface will give a value of 0.5V for example. A typical dark surface will give a value of 2.5V (assuming a 3V VCC). The value in a program will depend on the processor's ADC range and width.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSurface\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eResponse\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow Voltage ˜ 0V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh Voltage ˜ 3V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor an example of how to write code for this board, Kitronik have produced \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/micropython.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e example code, which you can \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/KitronikLtd\/Kitronik-Pico-Autonomous-Robotics-Platform-MicroPython\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efind here\u003c\/a\u003e. This MicroPython code has been written to demonstrate coding for the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e. It is also possible to use this sensor board with an \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/arduino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArduino\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/new-micro-bit-v2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBBC micro:bit\u003c\/a\u003e. For more information, please refer to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/resources.kitronik.co.uk\/pdf\/5337-line-following-sensor-board-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd precise line following to your Robot\/buggy projects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Soldering is required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pin connections are on a standard 0.1” (2.54mm) pitch pin header.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExample MicroPython line following code for the Raspberry Pi Pico is provided \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/KitronikLtd\/Kitronik-Pico-Autonomous-Robotics-Platform-MicroPython\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eon GitHub.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis board is the same that features in the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/kitronik-autonomous-robotics-platform-for-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform for Raspberry Pi Pico.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis board can be used in conjunction with \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/arduino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArduino\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/new-micro-bit-v2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emicro:bit\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Kitronik Autonomous Robotics Platform - Line Follower Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 24.5mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 14.5mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight (without pins): 5.95mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePCB Thickness: 1.6mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRequires:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA microprocessor, such as; \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/arduino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArduino\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/new-micro-bit-v2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emicro:bit\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/resources.kitronik.co.uk\/pdf\/5337-line-following-sensor-board-datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eValue\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight (not including pins)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.1mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVoltage Norminal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVoltage Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3V - 5V\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTypical Current Draw\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e≈45mA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Connection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVia Pin Header\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePin Header Pitch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.54mm (0.1\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Kitronik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40091906080851,"sku":"KIT-5337","price":5.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5337_large-autonomous-robotics-platform-line-following-Pico-microbit-arduino.jpg?v=1657790144","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/autonomous-robotics-platform-line-follower-board","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}