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Reverse Parking Sensor

Green, yellow and red LEDs plus faster beeps as you back up. At 20 cm: a long beep, all red, STOP.

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Reverse Parking Sensor
Adults only

Fitting it to a car means car wiring.

Not for children. Build at your own risk.

Build and test it on the bench. In a car, use a proper 12V-to-5V converter, a fuse and a qualified person. Always check your mirrors too.

Strictly follow the description given with this video.

Video

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How it works

  1. The HC-SR04 measures the distance behind the car.
  2. Under 2 m green lights, under 1 m yellow, under 50 cm red.
  3. The beeps get faster as the distance drops.
  4. At 20 cm it beeps continuously: stop.

Parts you need

  • Arduino Nano₹345× 1Buy
  • HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor₹80× 1Buy
  • LED bar module (green, yellow, red)× 1Buy
  • Active buzzer₹17× 1Buy
  • Breadboard, jumper wires, USB 5V adapter (bench demo)× 1Buy
Kit for this projectPrice on request
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Wiring

HC-SR04TRIGECHOVCCGNDNanoD10D95VGNDD7D6D5D8LED barGYRGNDBuzzer+−
PowerGroundSignal
#FromConnect to
1 SignalHC-SR04 TRIGNano D10
2 SignalHC-SR04 ECHONano D9
3 PowerHC-SR04 VCCNano 5V
4 GroundHC-SR04 GNDNano GND
5 SignalLED bar GNano D7
6 SignalLED bar YNano D6
7 SignalLED bar RNano D5
8 GroundLED bar GNDNano GND
9 SignalBuzzer +Nano D8
10 GroundBuzzer −Nano GND
A wiring step from the video
A wiring step from the video

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Code

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