{"product_id":"adafruit-vl53l1x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-4000mm-stemma-qt-qwiic","title":"Adafruit VL53L1X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 4000mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAdafruit VL53L1X Time of Flight Distance Sensor\u003c\/strong\u003e (also known as VL53L1CX) is a \u003cem\u003eTime of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e distance sensor that has a massive 4 meter range and LIDAR-like precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source and a matching sensor. The VL53L1X can detect the \"time of flight\", or how long the light has taken to bounce back to the sensor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining the 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 VL53L1X 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 'next generation' of the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-vl53l0x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-1000mm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eVL53L0X ToF sensor\u003c\/a\u003e and can handle about \u003cstrong\u003e~30 to 4000mm\u003c\/strong\u003e of range distance, with up to 50Hz update rate. If you need an even smaller\/closer range, check out the \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-vl6180x-time-of-flight-distance-ranging-sensor-vl6180-stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eVL6180X\u003c\/a\u003e 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 3.3V logic level of a Feather or Raspberry Pi, or the 5V level of a Metro 328 or Arduino Uno, 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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSparkFun qwiic\u003c\/a\u003e compatible \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSTEMMA QT connectors\u003c\/a\u003e for the I2C bus so \u003cstrong\u003eyou 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, j\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-feather-stm32f405-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eust 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSTEMMA QT adapter cable\u003c\/a\u003e. The Stemma QT connectors also mean the VL53L1X can be used with our various associated accessories. QT Cable is not included, but we have a variety in the shop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommunicating to the sensor is done over I2C with an API written by ST, so it's not too hard to port it to your favorite microcontroller. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/adafruit\/Adafruit_VL53L1X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAdafruit have written a wrapper library for Arduino so you can use it with any of your Arduino-compatible boards.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTECHNICAL DETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVL53L1CX specifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmitter: 940 nm invisible laser (Class1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSPAD (single photon avalanche diode) receiving array with integrated lens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlightSense™ ranging sensor for fast and accurate long distance ranging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 400 cm distance measurement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 50 Hz ranging frequency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical full field-of-view (FoV): 27 °\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgrammable region-of-interest (ROI) size on the receiving array, allowing the sensor FoV to be reduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgrammable ROI position on the receiving array, providing multizone operation control from the host\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be hidden behind many cover window materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI²C interface (up to 400 kHz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShutdown and interrupt pins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefault I2C address 0x29 (can be changed in software by using shutdown pin to disable other sensors on the same bus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 25.5mm x 17.5mm x 4.6mm \/ 1.0\" x 0.7\" x 0.2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Weight: 1.8g \/ 0.1oz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39478040363091,"sku":"ADA3967","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/3967-02.jpg?v=1745608137","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-vl53l1x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-4000mm-stemma-qt-qwiic","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}