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Resolved! How do I read the distance of the closest detected object instead of an average distance of all detected objects with the VL53L1X?

Greetings.If I point the sensor at a wall and then slowly move my hand into the sensor's viewing area, the sensor gradually changes its reported range from the distance to the wall to the distance to my hand as shown in this graph.Is it possible to s...

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wild by Associate II
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Resolved! VL53L3CX performance improvements question about AN5561

I checked the Application note "AN5561", VL53L3CX maximum ranging performance improvements. I had a question about "1.3 Maximum ranging distance".The performance of Medium distance mode seems to be better than the one of Long distance mode. I though...

TYomo by Associate II
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Can the VL53L1X_ULD API be used with the VL53L3CX?

Hello, I am trying to set up a custom PCB with multiple sensors, including the VL53L3CX. As MCU, we are using the STM32G441KBU6, which seems to be too small for the bare driver API, and we did not find any acceptable alternative to the MCU. Is it pos...

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Resolved! When do I set the ROI on the VL53L1X?

If I want to take multiple readings on a VL53L1X at different ROI's, I need to set the optical centers for each ROI sequentially, one for each measurement.But when exactly do I do that, and what are the pitfalls?e.g. I have a timing budget of 20ms, a...

DNg.1 by Associate
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