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PMW3901 Optical Flow Sensor Breakout

PMW3901 Optical Flow Sensor Breakout

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£17.25

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This fancy optical flow sensor detects motion of surfaces in front of it, from ~80mm to infinity! It's great for DIY drone builds, and it's compatible with our new Breakout Garden HAT with SPI. The PMW3901 is a crafty little sensor that uses a low-resolution camera and some clever algorithms to detect motion of surfaces. A great use for it is detecting and correcting for drift of a drone by looking for x/y motion of the ground below. You can use this breakout completely solder-free with our new Breakout Garden HAT with SPI ! Features PMW3901 optical flow sensor Two white LEDs on-board for illu

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