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VL53L1X with cover glass needs calibration

HiI am using Vl53L1X to measure dark surface upto 1000 cm far.. I am using a split cover glass(specifications attached). The benefits of using the split cover is that it prevents crosstalk. But even after attaching the cover, the distance measured by...

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pthakkar by Associate II
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error in vl53l8cx_check_data_ready

 I am currently trying to control a VL53L8CX sensor via SPI communication from the microcontroller mounted on a Crazyflie drone.However, inside vl53l8cx_check_data_ready(), the values in temp_buffer became as follows. Indices [0] to [2] look correct,...

Resolved! VL53L4CD - readings dependent on target

HiI have been messing around with VL53L4CD for the last few months, and I recently realized that my readings differ significantly, depending on the target color/texture.Here is my setup: The sensor is set on its side, and directly in front of it, at ...

VL53L8CX SCK line stuck low

 Title: VL53L8CX pulls SCK line low on ESP32 – PCB or power-up issue?Hello everyone,I’m currently developing a prototype using a VL53L8CX sensor together with an ESP32 controller. On our PCB, the sensor seems to permanently pull the SCK line low. Thi...

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Resolved! VL53L0X offset/xtalk after temperature calibration

Hello, I have a question about the temperature calibration for the VL53L0X Time-of-Flight sensor.The UM2039 manual states the following:> [Temperature calibration] has only to be done before offset and cross-talk calibrations, after Reference SPADs  ...

Resolved! Unstable range results VL53L7CX

This is a continuation from this post, where I erroneously marked the post as solved: https://community.st.com/t5/imaging-sensors/vl53l7cx-distance-data-stratification/td-p/866073Unfortunately I'm still experiencing the issue where range data continu...

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jairo1 by Associate II
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Resolved! VL53L4CX multiple objects at longer range?

HeyI've got great success with the VL53L4CX at sorter ranges, but at longer ranges i seem to get two objects. One closeby between 10 and 30mm away, and one at the distance that it should be.I've done calibration and i cant' get this to go away. I'm a...

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VD55G0 not detected on Raspberry Pi 5

Dear all,I'm trying to get a VD55G0 sensor (promodule connected via P-board) working on a Raspberry Pi 5. I followed the Linux Start Guide for the driver. The only difference with respect to the guide were the name of the device tree file (guide says...

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asdfasdf by Associate III
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