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General| Range | Up to 100 mm |
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| Interface | I2C |
| Field of View | 25° |
| Ambient Light Immunity | Up to 100 klux |
| Operating Temperature | -20°C to +70°C |
| Type | Time-of-Flight distance sensor |
| Emitter | VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) |
| Package | 4.8 x 2.8 x 1.0 mm |
Connect the 2v8 supply to AVDD/AVDD_VCSEL, and AVSS/AVSS_VCSEL to ground.
Details on I2C bus, default address 0x29, and required pull-up resistors.
Recommended steps to load settings and prepare the VL6180X for operation.
Procedure for performing a single range measurement and entering software standby.
Procedure for performing continuous range measurements until a stop command is issued.
Explanation of error codes from RESULT_RANGE_STATUS for measurement validity.
Details on signal rate, convergence time, and counts from the return array.
Details on signal rate, convergence time, and counts from the reference array.
Graph showing typical ranging output for various reflectances and distances.
Procedure to calibrate offset error for improved ranging accuracy.
Understanding return signal rate and its correlation with target distance.
Graph showing typical convergence time for various reflectances and distances.
How internal reflections from cover glass affect range measurements.
Steps to calibrate cross talk compensation when using a cover glass.
Enabling and configuring the range ignore feature to filter false detections.
Adjusting settings to optimize overall system performance and accuracy.
Configuring the maximum time allowed for the device to converge.
Setting the delay between consecutive measurements in continuous mode.
Configuring the sample period for internal readout averaging to reduce noise.
Enabling extra checks to filter out invalid range measurement results.
