Shooter and the Getter

these is the shooter and the getter.

LED, red out light getter, red out light shooter, keyboard.

This is the receiver part of your setup — it gets the red light signal.

1. Prepare the Red-Out Light Getter (that’s your light-detecting sensor).
2. Plug it into the breadboard to keep things neat and secure.
3. VCC → connect to 5 V on your Arduino or power supply.
4. GND → connect to GND.
5. S (signal) → connect to any digital D pin (e.g. D2 or D3).
6. Add an LED beside it on the breadboard so you can see when the getter detects light.
7. Long leg (+) → connect to a D pin (for example D13).
8. Short leg (–) → connect to GND (through a 220 Ω resistor if you have one).

When the red-out light beam hits the getter, the signal pin will go HIGH or LOW (depending on the module). The LED can blink in response, confirming that the getter “saw” the beam.

Now for the shooter — the transmitter part that fires the red-out light.

1. Set up the Red-Out Light Shooter on the other side of your table or breadboard.
2. VCC → 5 V
3. GND → GND
4. S → you can leave it unconnected if it’s a simple emitter, or wire it to a D pin if you’ll control it in code.
5. Line up the shooter and getter carefully. They must face each other so the beam can travel directly between them.
6. 💡 Tip: If you’re missing detections, adjust the angle and distance — even a small tilt can break the beam.
7. Connect your keyboard if you plan to trigger the shooter by keypress. For instance:
8. Press “S” to shoot the light.
9. Press “R” to reset the LED or reload.

You can code this later in Arduino or Python (depending on your setup) to control when the shooter fires and when the getter checks for light.

Before running the full system:

1. Test the getter first — shine a flashlight at it and check the LED reaction.
2. Test the shooter by powering it and seeing if the getter detects it.
3. Fine-tune alignment until the LED reliably toggles when the beam is blocked or restored.

Now everything is ready.

1. Turn on power (5 V).
2. Align shooter ↔ getter.
3. Watch the LED light up when the beam is detected!
4. Try pressing keyboard keys to control the shooter, or block the beam with your hand to test how fast the LED responds.