a ultra sound transcerver with PIC should do the job. simple school project On Feb 17, 2008 2:57 PM, Cedric Chang wrote: > What would be lowest cost method of detecting > a hand moving through a volume of space. > Imagine a media center and you wave your hand > in front of it to turn on illumination for all the buttons > and knobs. Interrupting a beam won't work since > I don't want anything to extend beyond the amplifiers, > cable box and stuff. Room may be in nearly complete > darkness. Hand waving must occur within 6 inches of > target. > > > Cedric > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Best Regards ----------------------- cllow -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist