Component: Range Time of Flight (VL53L0X) (Light)

Author	MatrixTSL
Version	1.0
Category	Light

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.

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

Downloadable 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

	ReadRegister
A simple example showing a generic way to read a register using I2C.
- BYTE	Address
- BYTE	Return

	WriteRegister
A simple example showing a generic way to write a register using I2C.
- BYTE	Address
- BYTE	Data
- VOID	Return

	Initialise
- BOOL	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Range
	Channel
Channel selection
	Baud Select
Baud rate option selector
	Baud Rate
Baud rate to be used
	SDA
Pin used for SDA (data signal)
	SCL
Pin used for SCL (clock signal)
	Stop Delay
On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications.
	Scope Traces
Selects if the component pin connections are automatically generated on the data recorder window or not. Yes: Automatically add the component pins to a group on the data recorder which will reflect the sim data during simultion. No: Do not show the pin signals on the data recorder window.
	Console Data
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not
	Injector
Specifies the injector component on the panel to interact with to provide comms simulation.
	Connections
	Simulations
	Simulate Comms