VL53L0X

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  "slug": "vl53l0x",
  "title": "VL53L0X",
  "brief": "ST time-of-flight ranging sensor, LGA-12. 940 nm VCSEL, up to 2 m, I2C. True distance, ambient-immune. Datasheet-verified.",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
  "tags": [
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    "sensor",
    "time-of-flight",
    "distance",
    "lidar",
    "i2c",
    "lga-12",
    "stmicroelectronics"
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  "component": {
    "mpn": "VL53L0X",
    "manufacturer": "STMicroelectronics",
    "package": "LGA-12",
    "pin_count": 12,
    "category": "Sensor",
    "subcategory": "Time-of-flight distance sensor",
    "datasheet": "https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/vl53l0x.pdf",
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    "pins": [
      {
        "number": "1",
        "name": "AVDDVCSEL",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "VCSEL supply rail. Connect to the main supply (2.6 to 3.5 V) and decouple as close as possible to the pin. Tied to AVDD in the reference application."
      },
      {
        "number": "2",
        "name": "AVSSVCSEL",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "VCSEL ground return. Connect to the main ground plane; may be tied to the other ground pins in the application schematic."
      },
      {
        "number": "3",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Module ground; connect to the main ground plane."
      },
      {
        "number": "4",
        "name": "GND2",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Standard pin forced to the ground domain in the application schematic to avoid instabilities. Connect to the main ground."
      },
      {
        "number": "5",
        "name": "XSHUT",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Hardware shutdown / reset input, active low. Must always be driven to avoid leakage; a ~10 kΩ pull-up to IOVDD is recommended if the host state is unknown. XSHUT is required to enter hardware standby (no I²C activity in that state)."
      },
      {
        "number": "6",
        "name": "GND3",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Standard pin forced to the ground domain in the application schematic. Connect to the main ground."
      },
      {
        "number": "7",
        "name": "GPIO1",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Programmable interrupt output, open-drain. Requires an external pull-up (recommended 10 kΩ to IOVDD). Leave unconnected if unused."
      },
      {
        "number": "8",
        "name": "DNC",
        "type": "unconnected",
        "description": "Do-not-connect. Must be left floating in the application; not a general-purpose pin despite being labelled 'Digital input' in the datasheet."
      },
      {
        "number": "9",
        "name": "SDA",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "I²C serial data line (fast mode, up to 400 kHz). Open-drain; requires an external pull-up (typically 1.5-2 kΩ to IOVDD at 2.8 V / 400 kHz). Default 7-bit device address is 0x52 (programmable)."
      },
      {
        "number": "10",
        "name": "SCL",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "I²C serial clock input (fast mode, up to 400 kHz). Requires an external pull-up to IOVDD (typically 1.5-2 kΩ)."
      },
      {
        "number": "11",
        "name": "AVDD",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Main analog supply, 2.6 to 3.5 V. Decouple with 100 nF and 4.7 µF placed as close as possible to AVDDVCSEL and AVSSVCSEL."
      },
      {
        "number": "12",
        "name": "GND4",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Standard pin forced to the ground domain in the application schematic. Connect to the main ground."
      }
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        "described": 12,
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    "specs": {
      "Type": "Time-of-flight distance sensor",
      "Emitter": "940 nm VCSEL (invisible)",
      "Range": "up to ~2 m",
      "Measurement": "absolute distance (ambient-immune)",
      "Interface": "I2C + XSHUT + GPIO1 interrupt",
      "Field of view": "25°",
      "Supply voltage": "2.6-3.5 V",
      "Package": "LGA-12 (4.4 x 2.4 mm)"
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  "author": {
    "name": "Ray",
    "email": "[email protected]"
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