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Resolved! Clarification on "XY binning" in BrightSense

Hi ST Support,A few datasheets for the BrightSense series, eg. um3224, show an option under CFG: Streaming readout mode control which is not precisely described in the documentation."-0x06: = XY binning x2"How does this differ from "-0x01: = digital ...

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Resolved! vl53l1 measurement takes up to 30 seconds

Hi, I use 2 VL53L1 Sensoren via I2C for measuring distance. At first I used a raspberry pi and the provided API and it seems to work properly and all fine. Since I need to reduce my power consumption I migrated my Code to an atmega644 and therfore I ...

The definition of Depth in VL53L TOF sensors

Hello, I have a FUNDAMENTAL question: TOF VL53 series  sensors report a depth map. Is the depth the "Euclidean distance from the origin (0, 0, 0) to the point (X,Y,Z)" ? or is the orthogonal distance from the camera chip plane to the measured point a...

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ST VD56G3 Captured Image Overlapping

Hi  I am using ST VD56G3 camera to capture .raw image from NXP IMX8m embedded board. I was able to capture the raw file using the following command. gst-launch-1.0 -e v4l2src device=/dev/video2 ! "video/x-raw, format=NV12, width=1120, height=1360, fr...

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Resolved! VL53L4CX RefSPAD caliberation - no target?

Hi,i'm playing around with the VL53L4CX after putting it on my own pcb (yay).The user guide states that for the SPAD caliberation, NO target should be placed. The crosstalk requires a 600mm target.Do i understand correctly that the SPAD caliberation ...

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STM32F401RE + X-NUCLEO-53L7A1

Hi all, I am new to STM32 programming. I have been able to write a driver for an ultrasonic distance sensor, flash the board, and measure distance, in Rust. Now, I am trying to get a STM32F401RE to talk to a X-NUCLEO-53L7A1 ToF sensor, connected via ...

Resolved! 3d scanning with VL53L5CX

Hello, I have started working with the VL53L5CX ToF sensor, for 3d scanning. I have successfully interfaced the sensor with MCU and am able to read the data from it. I have read the datasheet and um2884 user manual as well which explains the differen...

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