SubName: Using Time of Flight (ToF) laser raging sensor to measure distances.
Description: A Time of Flight (ToF) laser ranger sensor is an Infrared (IR) distance measurement sensor, the module uses I²C Bus communications (mine is at address 0x29) and can be powered by either a 3.3V or 5V power source. The ToF sensor can measure distances between 30mm to 2000mm (3cm to 2m) or maximum of 6.6 ft with an accuracy of ± 3% (apparently). This module detects the ToF (how long the emitted light has taken to bounce back to the sensor) and returns the distance measured. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it. The readings are returned in millimetres so there are no complicated conversion formulas to deal with.
PLEASE NOTE: The internal laser emits 940nm wavelengths of non-visible light and does not harm the eyes, but if you use your phone camera you can see the light on your screen.
The following code has been tested on Arduino and also ESP8266 based devices.
Tags: Arduino, NodeMcu GY-530, VL53L0X, Time, of, Flight, ToF, Laser, Ranger
Wiring diagram for Arduino, for ESP8266 devices use D1 for SCL and D2 for SDA.
GY-530 Time of Flight (ToF) laser ranging module.
Enjoy...
Description: A Time of Flight (ToF) laser ranger sensor is an Infrared (IR) distance measurement sensor, the module uses I²C Bus communications (mine is at address 0x29) and can be powered by either a 3.3V or 5V power source. The ToF sensor can measure distances between 30mm to 2000mm (3cm to 2m) or maximum of 6.6 ft with an accuracy of ± 3% (apparently). This module detects the ToF (how long the emitted light has taken to bounce back to the sensor) and returns the distance measured. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it. The readings are returned in millimetres so there are no complicated conversion formulas to deal with.
PLEASE NOTE: The internal laser emits 940nm wavelengths of non-visible light and does not harm the eyes, but if you use your phone camera you can see the light on your screen.
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Range = 71mm
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Range = 87mm
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Range = 66mm
Range = 78mm
Range = 91mm
Range = 129mm
Range = 146mm
Range = 171mm
Range = 195mm
Range = 203mm
Range = 212mm
Range = 225mm
Range = 248mm
Range = 260mm
Range = 272mm
Range = 277mm
Range = 281mm
Range = 305mm
Range = 325mm
Range = 326mm
Range = 342mm
Range = 332mm
Range = 306mm
Range = 277mm
Range = 243mm
Range = 222mm
Range = 194mm
Range = 159mm
Range = 122mm
Range = 95mm
Range = 87mm
Range = 83mm
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Range = 71mm
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Range = 39mm
The following code has been tested on Arduino and also ESP8266 based devices.
B4X:
'Wiring legend for GY-530 / VL53L0X sensor to Arduino / WeMos D1 Mini / NodeMcu
'VIN = 3.3V or 5V
'GND = GND
'SCL = Arduino SCL
'SDA = Arduino SDA
'----------------------------------
'SCL = WeMos D1 Mini / NodeMcu = D1
'SDA = WeMos D1 Mini / NodeMcu = D2
Sub Process_Globals
'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
'Public variables can be accessed from all modules.
Public Serial1 As Serial
Private TmrSensor As Timer
Private Range As Int 'Ignore
End Sub
Private Sub AppStart
Serial1.Initialize(115200)
Log("AppStart")
RunNative("Setup", Null)
TmrSensor.Initialize("TmrSensor_Tick", 1000)
TmrSensor.Enabled = True
End Sub
Sub TmrSensor_Tick
RunNative("Range", Null)
Log("Range = ", Range, "mm")
End Sub
#If C
#include <Wire.h>
#include <VL53L0X.h>
VL53L0X sensor;
void Setup(B4R::Object* unused)
{
Wire.begin();
sensor.init();
sensor.setTimeout(1000); //1000 miliseconds
sensor.startContinuous(100); //100 miliseconds
}
void Range(B4R::Object* unused)
{
b4r_main::_range = sensor.readRangeContinuousMillimeters();
if (sensor.timeoutOccurred()) { Serial.print(" TIMEOUT"); }
}
#End IfTags: Arduino, NodeMcu GY-530, VL53L0X, Time, of, Flight, ToF, Laser, Ranger
Wiring diagram for Arduino, for ESP8266 devices use D1 for SCL and D2 for SDA.
GY-530 Time of Flight (ToF) laser ranging module.
Enjoy...
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