New HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor not working, always return -1

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Hi,
I have 2 brand new HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensors, connected them to a photon and a core and run the sample code but I’m always getting -1 as a result (NO_SIGNAL = -1.0f;) on both devices. I’ve tested the photon ports with LEDs to make sure they are working.

I’ve tried multiple connections but no luck. Also, I’m not sure if I need to use the voltage divider as there are many links that say I should to reduce trigger voltage from 5 to 3.3 (1, 2) and many examples that connect directly to the board 1, 2, namely the sample code example state it connects directly.

Questions:

  • Any ideas on what might be happening ? defective HC-SR04s ?! How to debug this ?
  • Can I connect directly to the board or should I divide to get lower voltage ?

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sensors were defective. got new ones and it works fine.

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