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 to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_RangeTOF_VL53L0X.fcfx
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): 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
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ReadModel |
| Collects the model number from the sensor | |
 - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadRevision |
| Collects the revision number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadDistance |
| Read the current distance in mm. Returns -1 if the sensor timed out during the read operation. | |
 - INT
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Return |
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Initialise |
 - BOOL
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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I2C Properties |
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Channel |
| Channel selection | |
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Baud Select |
| Baud rate option selector | |
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Baud Rate |
| Baud rate to be used | |
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SDA |
| Pin used for SDA (data signal) | |
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SCL |
| Pin used for SCL (clock signal) | |
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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. | |
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Simulation |
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Simulate Comms |
==Macro reference==
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ReadModel |
| Collects the model number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadRevision |
| Collects the revision number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadDistance |
| Read the current distance in mm. Returns -1 if the sensor timed out during the read operation. | |
| - INT
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Return |
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Initialise |
| - BOOL
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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I2C Properties |
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Channel |
| Channel selection | |
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Baud Select |
| Baud rate option selector | |
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Baud Rate |
| Baud rate to be used | |
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SDA |
| Pin used for SDA (data signal) | |
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SCL |
| Pin used for SCL (clock signal) | |
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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. | |
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Simulation |
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Simulate Comms |
==Macro reference==
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ReadModel |
| Collects the model number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadRevision |
| Collects the revision number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadDistance |
| Read the current distance in mm. Returns -1 if the sensor timed out during the read operation. | |
| - INT
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Return |
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Initialise |
| - BOOL
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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I2C Properties |
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Channel |
| Channel selection | |
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Baud Select |
| Baud rate option selector | |
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Baud Rate |
| Baud rate to be used | |
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SDA |
| Pin used for SDA (data signal) | |
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SCL |
| Pin used for SCL (clock signal) | |
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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. | |
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Simulation |
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Simulate Comms |
==Macro reference==
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ReadModel |
| Collects the model number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadRevision |
| Collects the revision number from the sensor | |
| - BYTE
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Return |
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ReadDistance |
| Read the current distance in mm. Returns -1 if the sensor timed out during the read operation. | |
| - INT
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Return |
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Initialise |
| - BOOL
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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I2C Properties |
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Channel |
| Channel selection | |
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Baud Select |
| Baud rate option selector | |
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Baud Rate |
| Baud rate to be used | |
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SDA |
| Pin used for SDA (data signal) | |
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SCL |
| Pin used for SCL (clock signal) | |
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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. | |
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Simulation |
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Simulate Comms |
