{"product_id":"adafruit-vl53l0x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-1000mm","title":"Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eVL53L0X\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cem\u003eTime of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e distance sensor like no other you've used!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source, and a matching sensor. The VL53L0X can detect the \"time of flight\", or how long the light has taken to bounce back to the sensor. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it. Unlike sonars that bounce ultrasonic waves, the 'cone' of sensing is very narrow. Unlike IR distance sensors that try to measure the amount of light bounced, the VL53L0x is much more precise and doesn't have linearity problems or 'double imaging' where you can't tell if an object is very far or very close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 'big sister' of the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-vl6180x-time-of-flight-distance-ranging-sensor-vl6180-stemma-qt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVL6180X ToF sensor\u003c\/a\u003e, and can handle about 50mm to 1200mm of range distance. If you need a smaller\/closer range, check out the VL6180X which can measure 5mm to 200mm and also contains a light sensor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor is small and easy to use in any robotics or interactive project. Since it needs 2.8V power and logic Adafruit put the little fellow on a breakout board with a regulator and level shifting. You can use it with any 3-5V power or logic microcontroller with no worries. Works great with the \u003cstrong\u003e3.3V logic level of a Feather or Raspberry Pi, or the 5v level of a Metro 328 or Arduino Uno\u003c\/strong\u003e, this breakout is ready to work with most common microcontrollers or SBCs. and since it speaks I2C, you can easily connect it up with two data wires plus power and ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs if that weren't enough, they've also added \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qwiic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSparkFun qwiic\u003c\/a\u003e compatible \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e connectors for the I2C bus \u003cstrong\u003eso you don't even need to solder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Just wire up to your favorite micro with a plug-and-play cable to get 6-DoF data ASAP. For a no-solder experience, \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-feather-stm32f405-express\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejust wire up to your favorite micro, like the STM32F405 Feather\u003c\/a\u003e using a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT adapter cable.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommunicating to the sensor is done over I2C with an API written by ST, so its not too hard to port it to your favorite microcontroller. Adafruit have written a wrapper library for Arduino so you can use it with any of your Arduino-compatible boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-vl53l0x-micro-lidar-distance-sensor-breakout\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCheck out the tutorial for code, schematics, diagrams and more!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTECHNICAL DETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensing capabilities:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-vl53l0x-micro-lidar-distance-sensor-breakout\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchematics, Fritzing object, diagrams, interface code and more in the tutorial!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevision History:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs of July 21, 2020 - Adafruit have updated this sensor to their 0.7\" x 1.0\" STEMMA QT standard for sensors. There are now four mounting holes and two STEMMA QT connectors for plug-and-play connectivity! The schematic is the same, only the mechanical shape has changed, they also removed the 2.8V output pin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensing capabilities:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor can measure approximately 30mm to 1.2 meter in default mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on ambient lighting and distance, you'll get 3 to 12% ranging accuracy - better lighting and shiny surfaces will give you best results. Some experimentation will be necessary since if the object absorbs the laser light you won't get good readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax ranging capabilities with 33ms timing budget\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTarget reflectance level (Full FOV)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConditions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIndoor (2)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutdoor overcast (2)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd rowspan=\"2\"\u003eWhite Target (88%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTypical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200cm+ \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd rowspan=\"2\"\u003eGrey Target (17%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTypical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003eusing long range API profile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRanging accuracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"3\"\u003eIndoor (no infrared)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"3\"\u003eOutdoor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTarget reflectance level (Full FOV)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDistance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e33ms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e66ms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDistance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e33ms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e66ms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite Target (88%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eat 120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eat 60cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrey Target (17%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eat 70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eat 40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 21.0mm x 18.0mm x 2.8mm \/ 0.8\" x 0.7\" x 0.1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 1.3g \/ 0.0oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn-shop.adafruit.com\/product-files\/3317\/adafruit_products_accuracy.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAccuracy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn-shop.adafruit.com\/product-files\/3317\/adafruit_products_defaultrange.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDefault Range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn-shop.adafruit.com\/product-files\/3317\/adafruit_products_longrange.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLong Range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn-shop.adafruit.com\/product-files\/3317\/adafruit_products_maxrange.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMax Range\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34657113802,"sku":"ADA3317","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/3317-06.jpg?v=1745607290","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-vl53l0x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-1000mm","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}