Imaging (sensors)

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VL53L7CHV0GC driver not working properly

Hi everyone,I’m having issues with the VL53L7CHV0GC ToF sensor drivers on Linux. The kernel module loads fine, but I can’t read any data using the userspace part. When I try to use the driver completely in userspace mode, it reports that it can’t fin...

nnenadic by Associate II
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Choice of ToF VL53

Hi All, I've been using the VL53L1 sensor for drone height control, and the results have been quite good- however, the environment it is used in has plastic skylights with poor IR blocking. This causes unstable readings in direct sunlight. Some of th...

DM575 by Associate
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VD6283TX45/1

Hello, I am using the VD6283TX45/1 to develop a device and now have a question to consult. Due to my insufficiently careful reading of the data sheet during the initial design phase, I connected the I2C pins of this device to an I2C bus where the pul...

FHL by Associate
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VL53L4CD emitted optical power value

Has anyone seen documentation or done optical power measurements for VL53L4CD? I’m trying to find the radiant energy or optical power output of this low power time-of-flight device. (I only succeed to find a graph showing the relative emitted power i...

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ali_Kiwi by Associate
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Resolved! VL53L0x Offset calibration and Crosstalk calibration

Hi    follow  can  make offset calibration?Place the object 14cm away .Must be in a dark environment?     follow can make Crosstalk calibration?   Place the object 60cm away. my coverglass like follow,The measured distance seems very short. How can...

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zhy by Associate II
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IIO-based Linux driver for VL53L7CH

 Hi, we would like to use the VL53L7CH on Linux 6.12.Standard kernel interfaces are required:IIO/hwmon subsystems and regmap — no proprietary ioctl/miscdevice interface.Is an IIO-based driver for the VL53L7CH already provided or planned for upstream/...

VL6180X IEC 60825-1 CB test certificate

Hello ST:       VL6180X has been discontinued, but our older equipment still uses it. We hope to obtain the IEC 60825-1 CB test certificate to prove its Class 1 rating. However, this certificate is not available on ST's official website, whereas it i...

Resolved! External Trigger

Dear altruist, I need urgent help. Can I apply hardware-based external triggering in the VL53L8CX sensor by STM32 Nucleo F401RE? Will the sensor work for external triggering? Thank you 

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trisha-2 by Associate II
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