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May 2016 DocID029184 Rev 1 1/3
STSW-IMG005
VL53L0X Time-of-Flight (TOF) ranging and gesture detection
sensor application programming interface (API)
Data brief
Features
• VL53L0X application programming interface
(API) source code (C language).
• Full ranging features control.
• API structured in a way it can be easily
ported/compiled on any micro-controller
platform.
• Several examples (running on the PC) showing
how to use API to perform ranging
measurements with Nucleo F401 and
VL53L0X expansion boards.
• API documentation (.chm and .html).
Description
The VL53L0X API is a set of C functions
controlling the VL53L0X (init, ranging,…) to
enable the development of end-user applications.
This API is structured in a way it can be compiled
on any kind of platform through a well isolated
platform layer (mainly for low level I2C access).
Several code examples are provided to show how
to use the API and perform ranging
measurements.
The VL53L0X is the latest product based on ST’s
patented FlightSense
™
technology. This is a
ground-breaking technology allowing absolute
distance to be measured independent of target
reflectance. Instead of estimating the distance by
measuring the amount of light reflected back from
the object (which is significantly influenced by
color and surface), the VL53L0X precisely
measures the time the light takes to travel to the
nearest object and reflect back to the sensor
(Time-of-Flight).
Combining an IR emitter and a range sensor in a
two-in-one ready-to-use reflowable package.
Figure 1. VL53L0X module
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