PIMORONI VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout

Description

The VL53L1X is a state-of-the-art, Time-of-Flight (ToF), laser-ranging sensor, enhancing the ST Flight Sense™ product family. It is the fastest miniature ToF sensor on the market with accurate
VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor ranging up to 4 m and fast ranging frequency up to 50 Hz Housed in a miniature and reflowable package, it integrates a SPAD receiving array, a 940 nm invisible Class1 laser emitter, physical infrared filters, and optics to achieve the best ranging performance in various ambient lighting conditions with a range of cover window options. Unlike conventional IR sensors, the VL53L1X uses
ST’s latest generation ToF technology which allows absolute distance measurement whatever the target color and reflectance. It is also possible to program the size of the ROI on the receiving array, allowing the sensor FoV to be reduced

Applications:

1. User detection (Autonomous low-power mode) to
   power on/off and lock/unlock devices like
   personal computers/laptops and the IoT
2. Service robots and vacuum cleaners (long
   distance and fast obstacle detection)
3. Drones (landing assistance, hovering, ceiling
   detection)
4. Smart shelves and vending machines (goods
   inventory monitoring)
5. Sanitary (robotools user detection whatever the
   target reflectance)
6. Smart building and smart lighting (people
   detection, gesture control)
7. 1 D gesture recognition
8. Laser assisted autofocus which enhances the
   camera autofocus system speed and robotools,
   especially in difficult scenes (low light and low
   contrast) and video focus tracking assistance

Features:

1. Fully integrated miniature module
   Size: 4.9×2.5×1.56 mm
   Emitter: 940 nm invisible laser (Class1)
   SPAD (single photon avalanche diode) receiving array with integrated lens
   Low-power microcontroller running advanced
   digital firmware
2. Pin-to-pin compatible with the VL53L0X Flight Sense™ ranging sensor
3. Fast and accurate long distance ranging
   Up to 400 cm distance measurement
   Up to 50 Hz ranging frequency
4. Typical full field-of-view (FoV): 27 °
5. Programmable region-of-interest (ROI) size on
   the receiving array, allowing the sensor FoV to be
   reduced
6. Programmable ROI position on the receiving
   array, providing multizone operation control from
   the host
7. Easy integration
   Single reflowable component
   Can be hidden behind many cover window materials
   Software driver and code examples for turnkey ranging
   Single power supply (2v8)
   I²C interface (up to 1 MHz)
   Shutdown and interrupt pins

Packages Includes:

1 x PIMORONI VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout