Transmissive optical sensor without aperture Vishay TCST1000/TCST2000 by Diana Fernandez

Demonstrates how to use a transmisive optical sensor. This sensor is used in mechanisms to detect when the gap in the top is blocked by an object. When the sensor detects an interruption the Wiring onboard LED is turned on.

int sensorSwitch = 9;  // digital pin to attach the switch
int sensorLED = 8;     // sensor LED
int boardLED = WLED;   // Wiring onboard LED

void setup()
{
  pinMode(sensorSwitch, INPUT);   // sets digital pin 1 as input
  pinMode(sensorLED, OUTPUT);     // sets digital pin 0 as output
  pinMode(boardLED, OUTPUT);      // sets on-board LED digital pin as output
  digitalWrite(sensorLED, HIGH);  // turns ON the sensor LED
}

void loop()
{
  // make the onboard LED to show the sensor status
  digitalWrite(boardLED, digitalRead(sensorSwitch));
}