Thank you Matthew, you confirmed what I didn't want to xD

I switched to analog for now.


On 5 November 2013 16:16, Matthew Witherwax <[email protected]> wrote:

> Gustavo,
>
> I posted a link to my blog below.  I experienced this problem a couple
> years ago when I first started with MaxBotix sonars.  The datasheet isn't
> 100% clear, but the serial signal is inverted.  That is what the person in
> the RPi forum meant about the meaning of the 1s and 0s.  You cannot simply
> flip the received data because the whole stream is inverted (to include
> start bits, etc.).  You need to invert everything.  In my post you will
> find a simple circuit made of 2 resistors and a transistor that will invert
> the signal for you.  If you prefer, you can purchase a hex inverter to
> accomplish the same thing.
>
> I hope it helps you.  To save you from finding my other posts, here is the
> link http://blog.lemoneerlabs.com/post/Hearing-aids
>
> On Monday, November 4, 2013 11:57:41 AM UTC-6, Gustavo Oliveira wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I'm trying to read from a LV-Maxsonar-EZ0 using the serial interface.
>>
>> I have connected the wires correctly and I have placed an overlay in
>> uart2.
>> The problem is the data I'm reading from the sensor. I can only get
>> garbage, but its not completely wrong because the data changes according to
>> the distance to obstacle.
>>
>> The datasheet for the sensor can be found here: 
>> datasheet<http://www.maxbotix.com/documents/MB1000_Datasheet.pdf>
>> .
>>
>> I searched google for a day and couldn't find anything...
>> Someone posted in a raspberry pi forum that the problem is the meaning of
>> 1s and 0s, but I changed active_low to 1 and I got the same.
>>
>> I'm not very proficient with electronics, so I might take some time
>> following instructions.
>> Nonetheless all the help will be welcome.
>>
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