Hi, I am looking to build a device that can detect when vehicles pass by on a road 5-20 meters away where the device activates a switch. I think the Lidar Lite 3 hooked to a microcontroller would work.
What microcontroller can I hook the Lidar Lite 3 to? While I am experienced programming in C++ and other computer languages, I haven’t tried programming microcontrollers before.
If you’re familiar with C++, programming an Arduino based microcontroller should be fairly easy: robotshop.com/en/arduino-mic … oller.html
You can download the Arduino IDE from arduino.cc (free).
Aside from that, just a way to power it, and perhaps proper wires to connect the two together.
Since your application is outdoors, you may need to buy a weatherproof case, a way to heat it if it gets too cold etc.
