Hi all, am using FEZ spider, here is the problem. I need to connect a PIR sensor with my spider using an extender module but the problem is i don’t know how to do this please help me if anyone know how to do this (if I can do this without using PIR and using some other way around please let me know )
thank you…!!
PIR won’t help sorry. PIR is Passive InfraRed and means it can detect IR (body heat) in a room. You need something like a PING))) sonar detector
can i connect it with FEZ spider… if u have any sample please give me…
It depends on the electrical interface of the sensor.
SPI, analog, serial, …
Yes, you can use PING with Spider. Check my driver on codeshare. All you need is TristatePort.
http://www.tinyclr.com/codeshare/entry/123
Here is another distance sensor that uses I2C which is also possible on Spider:
While the code is not for Gadgeteer, here are some code entries for the Sharp IR distance sensors.The Sharp devices come tuned for different distances.
NETMF: http://www.tinyclr.com/codeshare/search?q=sharp
Sparkfun catalog: https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/139
If you want to use an ultrasonic device, there’s also a range of Maxbotix sensors
NETMF: http://www.tinyclr.com/codeshare/entry/40
Sparkfun catalog: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=ultrasonic&what=products
Ultrasonic module is done and will be online in few days 
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Even better! 
thnx all i’ll try it … will send a feed back after trying all these things…
hi gus how long will it take to release with drivers,