This HC-SR04-Ultrasonic Range Finder is a very popular sensor that is found in many applications where it requires measuring distance and detecting objects.

The module has two eyes-like projects in the front which form the Ultrasonic transmitter and Receiver. The HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor uses sonar to determine the distance to an object like bats or dolphins do.

This Ultrasonic Sensor module is a transmitter, a receiver, and a control circuit in one single pack!! It has a very handy and compact construction. It offers excellent range accuracy and stable readings in an easy-to-use package. Its operation is not affected by sunlight or black material like Sharp rangefinders are (although acoustically soft materials like cloth can be difficult to detect).

The Trigger and the Echo pins are the I/O pins of this module and hence they can be connected to the I/O pins of the microcontroller/Arduino. When the receiver detects the return wave the Echo pin goes high for a particular amount of time which will be equal to the time taken for the wave to return back to the sensor.

Ultrasonic Distance Sensor provides very short (2CM) to long-range (4M) detection and ranging. The sensor provides precise and stable non-contact distance measurements from about 2cm to 4 meters with very high accuracy. It can be easily interfaced with any microcontroller.
The module sends eight 40Khz square wave pulses and automatically detects whether it receives the returning signal. If there is a signal returning, a high-level pulse is sent on the echo pin. The length of this pulse is the time it took the signal from first triggering to the return echo.

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HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Wiring:

+5V (positive)
Trig (control)
Echo (receive)
GND (negative)

Ultrasonic Sensor Features:

Measures the distance within a wide range of 2cm to 400cm
Stable performance
Accurate distance measurement
High-density
Small blind distance

HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Applications:

Used to avoid and detect obstacles with robots like biped robots, obstacle avoider robots, pathfinding robots, etc.
Used to measure the distance within a wide range of 2cm to 400cm.
Can be used to map the objects surrounding the sensor by rotating it.
The depth of certain places like wells, pits, etc can be measured since the waves can penetrate through the water.