VL6180X Range Finder Optical Ranging Sensor Module
This is a breakout board for the VL6180X distance sensor. Unlike most distance sensors that rely on reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine the range, the VL6180 uses a precise clock to measure the time it takes light to bounce back from a surface. This affords the ToF Range Finder and VL6180 a great benefit over other methods because it can be much more accurate and more immune to noise. The VL6180 is actually a 3-in-1 package that combines an IR emitter, a range sensor, and an ambient light sensor together for you to easily use.
Features:
- The input voltage of this module is 3.3V / 5V, which is more convenient for development and use!
- VL6180X proximity, gesture and ambient light sensing (ALS) module.
- Ranging measurement, beyond 400mm.
- Ambient light sensing, up to 100 kLux1.
- Excellent ranging accuracy, independent of the reflectance of the target.
- Basic gesture recognition application can be developed with one or multiple VL6180X modules.
- Compatible with STM32 Nucleo board family.
Specifications:
- Operating Voltage: 2.8V
- 3-in-1 Module
- IR Emitter
- Range Sensor
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Measures absolute range up to 10cm
- Gesture Recognition
- I2C Interface
- Two Programmable GPIO
- Two Mounting Holes
Instructions for module use:
- Download the provided routine code to the WAVGAT development board;
- Connect the VL6180 module with the development board according to the wiring instructions;
- Open the serial port monitoring window of Arduino IDE;
- When the sensor is not covered in front, the serial port monitoring window displays 255;
- When there is occlusion, the distance is shown as measured distance and the unit is mm.
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