Component: Range Time of Flight (VL53L0X) (Light)
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Version | 1.0 |
Category | Light |
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Range Time of Flight (VL53L0X) component
A laser based range sensor designed to provide accurate range infomation for a very narrow sensing beam. Capable of sensing ranges from 50mm to 1200mm. Communication with the device is based on a I2C bus.
Component Source Code
Please click here for the component source code: FC_Comp_Source_RangeTOF_VL53L0X.fcfx
Detailed description
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Examples
Simple example showing the proximity detector component at work, when a proximity is detected the direction of the motor is reversed. Detector
Macro reference
ReadModel | |
Collects the model number from the sensor | |
- BYTE | Return |
ReadRevision | |
Collects the revision number from the sensor | |
- BYTE | Return |
ReadDistance | |
Read the current distance in mm. Returns -1 if the sensor timed out during the read operation. | |
- INT | Return |
Initialise | |
- BOOL | Return |