Greetings!
I'm currently working on a project that deals with data communication of nodes via IR. I'm using the Sharp GP1U5X IR receiver. The encoder/decoder that I used is the Motorola MC145026/MC145027 (datasheet on the link below). Both nodes have a PIC16F877 on it. On the receiver side, I have an LCD to display the data being transmitted. I programmed a code that will transmit/receive numbers 0-9. Now my problem is that when the transmitter and receiver nodes are perpindicular to each other, it can't communicate data. While if I offset it with around 30 degrees or more, data communication is almost perfectly fine. LCD will display 0-9 as what the code is. Can I blame the IR sensor for the problem? I read that the GP1U5X is a very powerful IR receiver, but the ones I used is already about 7-8 months old. Help me please. Thanks.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2007/10/MC145026.pdf
I'm currently working on a project that deals with data communication of nodes via IR. I'm using the Sharp GP1U5X IR receiver. The encoder/decoder that I used is the Motorola MC145026/MC145027 (datasheet on the link below). Both nodes have a PIC16F877 on it. On the receiver side, I have an LCD to display the data being transmitted. I programmed a code that will transmit/receive numbers 0-9. Now my problem is that when the transmitter and receiver nodes are perpindicular to each other, it can't communicate data. While if I offset it with around 30 degrees or more, data communication is almost perfectly fine. LCD will display 0-9 as what the code is. Can I blame the IR sensor for the problem? I read that the GP1U5X is a very powerful IR receiver, but the ones I used is already about 7-8 months old. Help me please. Thanks.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2007/10/MC145026.pdf