2.8V Regulator - Provides the required 2.8V for the sensor
I2C Level Shifter - Provides logic level conversion from 2.8V to VCC
3-in-1 Module
IR Emitter:850nm
Distance:0-50cm
Range Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor:0.038 to 50klux(2) 16-bit output(3)
Measures absolute range up to 10cm
Gesture Recognition
I2C Interface(I2C address:0x29 (7-bit))
Two Programmable GPIO
Sharp Sensor Board Layout
Pinout description:
VIN This is the main 2.7 V to 5.5 V power supply connection. The SCL and SDA level shifters pull the I⊃2;C lines high to this level.
GND The ground (0 V) connection for your power supply. Your I⊃2;C control source must also share a common ground with this board.
SDA/SDI/SDO Level-shifted I⊃2;C data line: HIGH is VIN, LOW is 0 V
SCL/SPC Level-shifted I⊃2;C clock line: HIGH is VIN, LOW is 0 V
GPIO0/CE This pin is configured as a chip enable input on power-up of the VL6180X; the board pulls it up to VDD to enable the sensor by default. Driving this pin low puts the sensor into hardware standby. After the VL6180X powers up, this pin can be reconfigured as a programmable interrupt output (VDD logic level). This input/output is not level-shifted.
GPIO1 Programmable interrupt output (VDD logic level). The VL6180X also drives this pin low when it is in hardware standby. This output is not level-shifted.
FlightSense technology is the light is reflected by the target object back in time to provide accurate distance measurement data. Conventional sensors can only return intensity of the reflected signals, and can not provide an accurate distance. Compared with conventional infrared sensors, STMicroelectronics FlightSense technology more unique advantages, including measuring the distance farther (reflectivity ranging with the target object has no direct relation), high frame rate (frame rate), and low power consumption.
STMicroelectronics VL6180X module integrates FlightSense proximity sensors (proximity sensor) and the ambient light sensor (ambient-light sensor, ALS), provides basic gesture recognition, simplified user interface design, and improve product performance. The new products can support a number of innovative applications on the market, including smart phones, tablet computers, game control system, while providing increased performance consumer electronics and industrial products.
VL6180X module compact 4.8mm x 2.8mm x 1.0mm optical package LGA12 is, according to the working environment, precise measurement of 100mm or more from the target object. The module is equipped with I2C interface and two programmable GPIO pins. The main controller via I2C interface to control the optical module, the read distance or ambient light intensity data; and GPIO pins can be configured to achieve the threshold (threshold) applications.
ST\'s new evaluation kit VL6180X Explorer allows designers to easily play all the potential of this proximity sensors, not only enables customers to quickly get started FlightSense technology systems, and support for application development actually means. The kit includes detachable USB connector, STM32Nucleod Development Boards VL6180X sensor expansion board. The VL6180X sensor expansion board integrated sensor, 4 LED display and control distance and ambient light sensing switch switching function. The display shows the distance or ambient light intensity of the object\'s data.
Package Included10pcs X VL6180 high-precision optical distance (range-finding) module