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VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout
The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4...
The VL53L1X Time of Flight sensor breakout uses a low-power laser to measure distances with excellent accuracy and speed. With a detection range of 4 cm to 4 metres and up to 50 Hz sampling frequency, it's ideal for proximity sensing, presence detection, and collision avoidance on robots.
This breakout is compatible with Raspberry Pi and Arduino, and works with the Breakout Garden HAT for plug-and-play integration.
Key Features
- VL53L1X ToF Sensor – Laser-based distance measurement with 27° field of view (datasheet)
- 4–400 cm Range – Wide detection range for versatile applications
- Up to 50 Hz Sampling – Fast ranging frequency for real-time sensing
- ±25 mm Accuracy – ±20 mm in dark conditions
- I2C Interface – Address 0x29, 3.3V or 5V compatible
- Reverse Polarity Protection – Built-in protection against incorrect wiring
- Raspberry Pi Direct Mount – Solder the included right-angle header and plug into GPIO pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Ideal For
- Robot collision avoidance
- Proximity and presence detection
- Distance measurement projects
- Threshold-based event triggering
Package Contents
- 1× VL53L1X breakout board
- 1× 1×5 male header
- 1× 1×5 female right-angle header
Specifications
- Dimensions – 19 × 19 × 3.2 mm
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- reverse polarity protection
- A circuit feature that helps protect the board if power is connected the wrong way around. It matters because it can reduce the chance of damaging the breakout during wiring mistakes, especially in classroom or prototyping use.
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