> I have not looked at these much, as I'm not seeing an application in any = of my > projects. But, the background light rejection is interesting. I'd expect = the IR > emitter to be modulated (pulse stream) and the detector respond only to > the pulse stream, not to any DC present due to background light. Not sure if Russell intended to put a link into his mail for the document, = but I didn't see it. Looks like it came from this page: - http://www.silabs.com/products/sensors/infraredsensors/Pages/si114x.aspx 6 application notes there. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .