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Pololu IR Beacon Transceiver
The Pololu IR beacon is a compact board that is used in pairs to allow robots to locate each other. Each board has infrared emitters that shine in all directions and four IR receivers for detecting the other beacon. The IR beacons have a range of about fifteen feet indoors. This item is for a single unit.
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File downloads
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IR Beacon user’s guide (317k pdf)
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Drill guide for Pololu IR Beacon Transceiver (25k dxf)
This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
Recommended links
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YouTube Video of IR Beacon Pair
This is a customer-produced YouTube video of a pair of Pololu IR Beacons in action.