cabalistThe initial pass of the iron removal detection is finished. This uses a pair of IR Beam breakers attached to the iron holder. After some experimentation a large binder clip handle was extremely well suited for the job.
The part in question is the HD-DS25CM-3MM. It is a simple digital IR break beam sensor that can be tied directly to one the MCU pins.
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