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From: abrown@hpcvcec.cv.hp.com (Allen Brown)
Subject: Re: New IR proximity detector IC
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shane@cs.sunysb.edu (Shane Bouslough) writes:
: It has 4 leads, Vcc, Gnd, Vout, LED.

Is the Vout pin digital or analog?

: He couldn't pin down actual distance numbers, but he said distances
: of more than a few inches would probably require an external amplifier
: to boost the LED.
: -Shane

Since distance would depend heavily on the LED characteristics, I'm
not suprised he couldn't say.  But please post whatever results you
observe.
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