Imaging (sensors)
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Resolved! Connect four VL53L7CX ToF sensors to the Jetson Orin Nx with Carrier board AverMedia D131
I want to connect four SATEL-53L7CX ToF sensors to a Jetson Orin Nx with an AVerMedia D131 carrier board. The board has a 40-pin expansion header with two i2c buses.I have created a wiring diagram to connect every two sensors to each i2c bus. Each se...
Can the VL53L5CX work with a non-perpendicular surface?
Hi all, first post here!I'm working on a project that I was planning to use the VL53L5CX sensor where it is installed at about 5/6ft above the floor and pointed down at an angle of around 45°. The goal is to be able to calculate the surface of the f...
FoV and Zone Area for VL53L5CX ToF Sensors?
This is my very first post, so hello all! I got a VL53L5CX sensor from SparkFun and I've been playing around with it in the past few days - it seems to be surprisingly accurate and so far has exceeded my expectations.One thing I'm struggling with is...
Resolved! Is there any way to physically distinguish between VL53L0-SATEL en VL53L1-SATEL evaluation boards?
Reason for asking is that I need to determine which it is as I would like to make use of the ROI capability of the VL53L1 and my understanding is this is not supported by the VL53L0 range. I have the SATEL eval boards, but can for the life of me not...
Resolved! VL53L0X Assembly Soldering Problem
We have a product(PCB) in mass production as using VL53L0X.There is a problem with some of our products.We tested before sending customer. There is no problem. But, over time we have received complaints from customers. In this case, We can't communic...
VL53L4CX outdoor performance
Hi,I'm trying to use VL53L4CX sensor outdoor as people passing counter. Is there any way to extend outdoor range of the sensor or tune detection parameters? Currently i'm getting around 50-60cm in overcast conditions.Damjan
Histogram generation loop - VL53L3CX
Hello Community,I do agree we don't need to write the code as API is well updated, but to understand my output properly I could really use your help on understanding bits of the histogram loop.if ((pMultiRangingData->StreamCount & 1) == 1) ---> what ...
Unable to get measures from VL53L4CX
Hello,I'm in doing a project to measure the distance of my car from the wall. I'm in the software development phase using an ESP32 and a VL53L4CX to measure the distance.I'm using ESPHome to develop the entire thing and due to the reason there is no ...
VL53L4CX_SetUserROI purpose
I read that we can not set spad array size on VL53L4CX chip. What is the purpose of function VL53L4CX_SetUserROI, found in VL53L4CX driver? I tried setting two zones or two user rois but detection doesn’t change.Damjan