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Resolved! How to use VD6283TX driver?

Hi , Can anyone help to understand how to use the available driver for vd6283TX ambient light sensor as i was able to read the device id and revision id of the device from the driver but the data ready flag is not in a state to read the data,and henc...

BChav.1 by Associate III
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How large is the Fov of L5's single-zone?

Hi,I am doing extrinsic calibration for VL53L5 and a RGB camera, i.e., i need to locate L5's zones in the RGB image (a zone can be representaed by a quadrilaterals in the RGB image after projection). And my question is: How should i understand the mu...

Yli.9 by Associate II
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Has anyone tested the VL53L1X to measure pastures? (pointing down, outdoors, with sunlight from 14 to 93.6 klux)

I´m using multiple sensors for distance ( 3 VL53L1X, 1 HC-SR04, 1 TFMini Plus). I think I need a lot of coverage to shade the measurement point and thus reduce the light to 140 lux (stable in the lab). I tried to switch to short mode and time budget ...

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VL53L1X - Timing budget and intermeasurement time

Hi, I´ve been asked for starting new topic for this question.I have general question about speed - in manual, there is line about timing budget which is from 20ms -> 50Hz, but there is InterMeasurement time which is needed to be at least timingBuget ...

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VHavl.1 by Associate
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Calibration code for adafruit vl53l0x?

I am planning to place a piece of cover glass over an adafruit vl53l0x sensor connected to an arduino uno. I had a look over the user manual for the vl53l0x and tried using the code provided but it does not work. Is the code not compatible at all for...

MKeun.1 by Associate
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Does VL53L0X sample code error ?

According the official API code in vl53l0x_api.c , comment says enter standbybut the code was set idle ?Which one is correct ?VL53L0X_Error VL53L0X_StaticInit(VL53L0X_DEV Dev) {   ...   /* Set PAL State to standby */   if (Status == VL53L0...

WLai.2 by Associate
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VL53L0X - How to Interface VL53L0X with PIC18F57Q43?

I interfaced VL53L0X with PIC18F57Q43 and managed to obtain the data, but the sensor requires a hard reset (manually removing the supply and reconnecting it) to obtain continues ranging data. I would like to know how I can obtain the data continuousl...

anusuya by Associate
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VL53L5CX - access to the ranging histogram

Hi,Is it possible to access the ranging histogram from the zones in the VL53L5. There is a great deal of important information in the histogram which can help enable more powerful applications than just returning peak values.Currently, it does not ap...

JLeav.1 by Associate II
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VL6180X API Software hints or problems?

Hi,I'm the firmware guy on a project using the VL6180X to detect a person walking up to a machine, and reaching towards it. I have boards here with our processor (MSP430 family) running other parts of the system and it's time to get the VL6180X runni...