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how to distinguish a human with a VL53L8CX :´?

Hallo erveryone, I'd like to know if it's possible to use a VL53L8CX to distinguish between a human and an object and other non-living objects. I've done a little analysis of the data collected by the sensor, motion indication, distances, intensity o...

kgb by Associate III
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Resolved! Looking for VL53L4ED documentation

Hi everybody. Please help me.  I bought a VL53L4ED sensor and would like to learn how to use it.I have found a number of documents and driver examples, but have been unable to find a document describing the internal registers and their function. (pro...

Brazdil by Associate II
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VL53L7CX Not outputting data on custom PCB

Hello. I have recently made a custom PCB as a learning project and I have issues with getting data from the sensor. I have used multiple VL53L7CX Satel prebuilt breakout boards and those work fine with my software. I have used both the qwiic python l...

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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 ...

Setting up the P-NUCLEO-53L8A1 issue

Hi ST Experts, I am working with the P-NUCLEO-53L8A1 evaluation kit and have followed the user guide to install the necessary software packages and GUI. I was able to detect the STLINK COM port connected to the evaluation board. However, after refres...

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VL53L4CX VCSEL optical power

For a medical device that use NIR light we are using the VL53L4CX as range detector. We found that the TOF sensor light interfere with our NIR lighting system. In order to perform some simulations we would like to have some more details about the lig...

Resolved! VL53L4CD soft reset or shutdown

How do you perform a soft reset on the VL53L4CD if XSHUT is not used?  I can't seem to find an example.  I see the VL53L4CD_ULP_SOFT_RESET or VL53L4CD_SOFT_RESET is defined, but I don't know what to write to it.Also, how do you shut the sensor down w...