VL53L0X: Time Of Flight sensor¶

Overview¶

This sample periodically measures distance between vl53l0x sensor and target. The result is displayed on the console. It also shows how we can use the vl53l0x as a proximity sensor.

Requirements¶

This sample uses the VL53L0X sensor controlled using the I2C interface.

References¶

VL53L0X: http://www.st.com/en/imaging-and-photonics-solutions/vl53l0x.html

Building and Running¶

This project outputs sensor data to the console. It requires a VL53L0X sensor, which is present on the disco_l475_iot1 board.
west build -b None samples/sensor/vl53l0x/
west flash

Sample Output¶

prox is 0
distance is 1938
prox is 1
distance is 70
prox is 0
distance is 1995

<repeats endlessly every second>