{"product_id":"adafruit-vl53l4cd-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-1-to-1300mm-stemma-qt-qwiic","title":"Adafruit VL53L4CD Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~1 to 1300mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Adafruit VL53L4CD Time of Flight Sensor is another great \u003cem\u003eTime of Flight\u003c\/em\u003e distance sensor from ST in the VL5 series of chips, this one is great for shorter distances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source and a matching sensor. The VL53L4CD 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 VL53 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 another 'big sister' of the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/products\/adafruit-vl6180x-time-of-flight-distance-ranging-sensor-vl6180-stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVL6180X ToF sensor\u003c\/a\u003e and can handle about ~1 to 1300mm of range distance: basically it combines the short range of the VL6180X in that it can sense up to the body of the sensor, with the increased range of the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/products\/adafruit-vl53l0x-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-30-to-1000mm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVL53L0X\u003c\/a\u003e, which can handle about 50mm to 1200mm of range distance.\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 rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/collections\/qwiic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSparkFun qwiic\u003c\/a\u003e compatible \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003c\/a\u003e connectors for the I2C bus so you don't even need to solder. Just wire up to your favorite micro with a plug-and-play cable to get ToF data ASAP. For a no-solder experience, just wire up to your favorite micro, like the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/products\/adafruit-feather-stm32f405-express\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTM32F405 Feather\u003c\/a\u003e using a \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-no\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSTEMMA QT adapter cable\u003c\/a\u003e. The Stemma QT connectors also mean the VL53L4CD 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, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/stm32duino\/VL53L4CD\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethey have an Arduino library with an example for communication here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that \u003cstrong\u003ethis breakout ships with a protector over the sensor\u003c\/strong\u003e. It must be removed before use -\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003esee \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-vl53l4cd-time-of-flight-distance-sensor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAdafruit's Learn Guide\u003c\/a\u003e for more info.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical specifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh performance proximity sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom 0 to 1200 mm with full field of view (FoV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort distance linearity down to 1 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagonal FoV of 18 °\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutonomous low power mode with interrupt programmable threshold to wake up the host\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast ranging frequency up to 100 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.st.com\/en\/imaging-and-photonics-solutions\/vl53l4cd.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eST documentation for the VL53LCD sensor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Dimensions: 25.5mm x 17.7mm 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":39773753180243,"sku":"ADA5396","price":158.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5396-00.jpg?v=1646662787","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-no\/products\/adafruit-vl53l4cd-time-of-flight-distance-sensor-1-to-1300mm-stemma-qt-qwiic","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}