IR beam break sensor for vehicle counting - Raspberry Pi Forums
hi all,
business work @ planning huge system many components manage , collect data on local business starting @ end of year, such we're building list of proposed solutions various aspects of project. 1 thing we're interested in counting visitors site in way, , simplest solution comes mind putting ir sensor on road in , on road out trip when car breaks beam.
cheap ir beam break systems acquirable, need able store data somehow too. i'm interested in possibly using pi this, have no experience sort of micro computing/arduino etc, thought i'd come , ask if want possible , how difficult might be.
in essence, i'd buying small ir transmitter , receiver, receiver having buzzer sounds on beam break or similar, taking buzzer off , running wires 1 of pi's io ports. i'd want poll port high/low signal, , when break detected log date , time in text file. finally, simplified data collection sites staff, i'd want able monitor usb port , when usb drive inserted, automatically copy data file it.
throw few more spanners in works, i'm not competent in of programming languages used pi. have modicum of c++ knowledge, , used python once hour... i'm java/c# developer, i'd more comfortable if build project in more familiar language.
so, possible? easy or hard? advice appreciated
in advance,
-- ben.
business work @ planning huge system many components manage , collect data on local business starting @ end of year, such we're building list of proposed solutions various aspects of project. 1 thing we're interested in counting visitors site in way, , simplest solution comes mind putting ir sensor on road in , on road out trip when car breaks beam.
cheap ir beam break systems acquirable, need able store data somehow too. i'm interested in possibly using pi this, have no experience sort of micro computing/arduino etc, thought i'd come , ask if want possible , how difficult might be.
in essence, i'd buying small ir transmitter , receiver, receiver having buzzer sounds on beam break or similar, taking buzzer off , running wires 1 of pi's io ports. i'd want poll port high/low signal, , when break detected log date , time in text file. finally, simplified data collection sites staff, i'd want able monitor usb port , when usb drive inserted, automatically copy data file it.
throw few more spanners in works, i'm not competent in of programming languages used pi. have modicum of c++ knowledge, , used python once hour... i'm java/c# developer, i'd more comfortable if build project in more familiar language.
so, possible? easy or hard? advice appreciated
in advance,
-- ben.
the software side sound easy average.
i'd more concerned logistics of fitting , powering kit in chosen environment. also, have tested ir receiver/transmitters find ones work?
why not use road pressure hoses? seem common.
i'd more concerned logistics of fitting , powering kit in chosen environment. also, have tested ir receiver/transmitters find ones work?
why not use road pressure hoses? seem common.
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