That’s right, these parking sensors are powered by an Arduino board, and the only extra components that were used in the project are a HC SR04 ultrasonic sensor, an active buzzer, and jumper wires.

With over 20 unique sensor types, and the ability to be used with several different development platforms, Tarts wireless sensors allow for endless sensing, monitoring and control possibilities.

It's an impact sensor, so the goal is to make sure anything that hits the SDS has as much relative velocity as possible. The SDS is about 1 meter square (a little over 10 square feet) in size.