/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/stem-projects/b/blog/posts/virtual-eye-system----post-3----reading-analog-output-distance-formula-derivationHi folks!!!In the last blog post, I&#39;ve provided directions on how to get started with the Raspberry pi, setting it up and a brief introduction and characteristics of the Sharp IR distance sensor GP2Y0A710K. If you are not sure on setting up raspb...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/stem-projects/b/blog/posts/virtual-eye-system----post-3----reading-analog-output-distance-formula-derivationFri, 14 Aug 2015 14:32:35 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:19788a48-cede-4a69-ae7b-9472b4d5f47fmadhugovindarajan1<p>Great job on the post, Is there a specific reason why you did not consider this a piece-wise linear function and chose Linear through out?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Will be great to see your progress :-) </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=242&AppID=195&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/stem-projects/b/blog/posts/virtual-eye-system----post-3----reading-analog-output-distance-formula-derivationThu, 13 Aug 2015 19:34:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:19788a48-cede-4a69-ae7b-9472b4d5f47fDAB3<p>Are you sure you are using the right units.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>550 cm is 5.5meters.&nbsp; I have not seen an optical diode pair reach that kind of distance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=242&AppID=195&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">