This Pro‑Level Sensor Just Went Maker‑Tier

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

🔗 *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/sensors/getting-started-with-ultra-wideband-and-measuring-distances-arduino-and-pico-guide/

*Ultra-Wideband* is an incredible technology capable of providing* precision distance measurements,* and it is now at the point where you can start using it in your *maker projects!* In this video, we will be taking a look at how it works, what you can do with it, and how to use the *AI Thinker BU03* boards to your next project (with some *demo code* examples of course).

🔧🔨🧰 Hardware featured in this guide:

*AI Thinker BU03:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE10222_
*Microcontrollers:*
_https://core-electronics.com.au/development-boards.html#category_2183_

💡❓ If you have any questions about this content or want to share a project you're working on head over to our *maker forum:* _http://coreelec.io/forum_

0:00 Why These Boards are Magic
1:25 How They Work
2:14 Plugging in and Configuring a Board
7:12 Reading Distance Data
9:40 Performance Review
11:28 You may need to Calibrate Them!

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