How to use sharp IR sensor with arduino

Components you'll need:

• Arduino uno
• Sharp GP2D12 or any other analog model like GP2D120
• Half sized breadboard

This is actually explained here but for ease of users i am posting it separately.

Connections:

You can power the arduino through USB or 9V battery.

Code:

int sensorpin = 0;                 // analog pin used to connect the sharp sensor
int val = 0;                 // variable to store the values from sensor(initially zero)

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);               // starts the serial monitor
}
 
void loop()
{
  val = analogRead(sensorpin);       // reads the value of the sharp sensor
  Serial.println(val);            // prints the value of the sensor to the serial monitor
  delay(100);                    // wait for this much time before printing next value

}