Is there any approach to access histogram data of vl53l5cx ToF sensor?

ZZang.1 · ‎2023-03-27

From the structure of the result API, we can get distance, signal, and ambiguous signals.

But how can we get the raw histogram data?

Many thanks.

Anne BIGOT · ‎2023-03-29

Hello,

For the moment it is not possible to read out the VL53L5CX histogram data even at a slower frame rate.

ST is working on a product that would enable such a read out.

Stay tuned.

Regards

Anne

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ZZang.1 · ‎2023-04-07

Hi Anne,

Many thanks for your reply.

I understand keeping the histogramming firmware confidential is reasonable because ST patented it. But I saw some papers published in academia that can access "unofficial" histogramming firmware.

So I am wondering how I could get access to it. Given I will use it for academic purposes, I can accept receiving a non-disclosure agreement.

Best,

Zang