CJMCU-6180 VL6180X high precision optical ranging (range-finding) module

CJMCU-6180 VL6180 proximity sensors ambient light sensor Gesture recognition development board

IR emitter: 850nm

I2C address: 0x29 (7-bit)

Ambient light sensor: 0.038 to 50klux (2) 16-bit output (3)
ST introduced a new high-precision optical distance (range-finding) module. The new product is based on the amount of time of flight measurement FlightSense ™ technology (Time-of-Flight technology), designers can bring more excellent ranging capabilities.
 
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 (reflectance target object distance and not directly related), high frame rate (frame rate), and low power consumption.
 
STMicroelectronics VL6180X FlightSense ™ module incorporates a proximity sensor (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 on the market can support a number of innovative applications, including smart phones, tablet computers, gaming control system, while providing increased performance consumer electronics and industrial products.
 
FlightSense ™ technology and agreed to adopt the global electronics giant LG for its smart phone G3 laser autofocus.
 
VL6180X module 4.8mm x 2.8mm x 1.0mm compact optical package LGA12 of, according to the working environment, precise measurement of 100mm or more from the target object. The module is equipped with two programmable GPIO and I2C interface pins. The main controller via I2C interface control module optics, ranging or read the ambient light intensity data; and GPIO pins can be configured to achieve the threshold (threshold) applications.
 
STMicroelectronics new VL6180X explorers evaluation kit enables designers to easily play all the potential of this proximity sensor, not only allow customers to quickly get started FlightSense ™ technology systems, and support for application development actually means. The kit contains a detachable USB connector, STM32Nucleod Development Boards VL6180X sensor expansion board. The VL6180X sensor expansion board integrated sensor, 4-digit LED display and can control the distance and ambient light sensing switch switching function. The display shows the distance to the ambient light intensity or object data.