implementing distance sensor in my code

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Hi Alex,

just ordered the digital version of the sensor,

what's next ?

:)

how can i get indication of how distant is the object?

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The digital version has only a single on/off output which switches at 24% of the 80 cm, see page 4 of the .pdf: https://media.digikey.com/pdf/data%20sheets/sharp%20pdfs/gp2y0d21yk.pdf