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Kurt-123 · 2023-07-31

Hi there, My team and I have noticed an irregularity in our VL6180X sensor data that we do not understand. Despite having a stationary target (~75mm away), the calculated range values from the VL6 appear to "wave" over time, and do not settle into a ...

Kurt-123 · 2022-11-22

Hi everyone,I am facing a problem where my VL6180X hangs indefinitely until reset after a seemingly random period of time. The sensor runs in continuous mode and samples at 100 Hz (thanks to this post). I configure the sensor by setting the SYSRANGE_...

Kurt-123 · 2022-11-08

I have a VL6180X that I am running in continuous measurement mode and read from when a hardware interrupt is triggered by the senor. My issue is that I cannot get the sensor to signal at a rate of 100 Hz. Currently, the best I can achieve is 50 Hz.Ha...

Kurt-123 · 2023-08-08

Thank you @TDK for the suggestion about ambient temperature. Yes, the timescale is accurate -- we are running our VL6 24/7 at the moment. I'll conduct some temperature tests and report back. I'm hoping the VHV calibration should be able to account fo...

Kurt-123 · 2023-08-01

Hi RhSilicon, thank you for your reply!Yes, we do have capacitors, but it looks like the Farad ratings are slightly lower than the recommended spec. Do you think that the difference is large enough to have an impact on noise stability? Our capacitors...

Kurt-123 · 2022-11-22

Thanks for the insight, John! So, to check my understanding, does the VL6180 hang if the intermeasurement period expires before the sensor can collect enough photons to perform a measurement?

Kurt-123 · 2022-11-16

Hi John, thanks again for your advice! I am able to hit 100 Hz! You've helped me solve my sampling rate issue. However, this has led me to follow up issue that I would really appreciate your thoughts on, too.I am having an issue where my VL6180x appe...

Kurt-123 · 2022-11-14

Hi John! Thanks for your reply! I will test it out and report back ASAP.

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