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Adafruit VL53L0X Time-of-Flight

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The Adafruit VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Micro-LIDAR Distance Sensor Breakout board is a small and easy-to-use distance sensor that communicates over I2C. It supports multiple sensors on the same bus with unique addresses.

Manufacturer guide / datasheet
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Specifications

2
Operating Voltage
3-5V (Vin) / 2.8V (2v8) output
Logic Level
3-5V for Vin, 2.8V for I2C

Pinout

5
PinNameFunctionsNotes
VinPower
POWER
3-5V input
2v82.8V Output
—
100mA max current
GNDGround
GND
SCLI2C Clock
I2C
SDAI2C Data
I2C

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Starter code

Community starter examples — minimal, unofficial, and provided to get you wiring fast. Verify against the manufacturer datasheet before relying on them.

Arduino (C++)

Arduino library: Adafruit_VL53L0X

arduino
// VL53L0X time-of-flight distance (I2C) — community starter example
#include <Adafruit_VL53L0X.h>

Adafruit_VL53L0X lox;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  if (!lox.begin()) { Serial.println("VL53L0X not found"); while (1) delay(10); }
}

void loop() {
  VL53L0X_RangingMeasurementData_t m;
  lox.rangingTest(&m, false);
  if (m.RangeStatus != 4) { Serial.print(m.RangeMilliMeter); Serial.println(" mm"); }
  else { Serial.println("out of range"); }
  delay(200);
}

MicroPython

MicroPython library: vl53l0x (kevinmcaleer/vl53l0x or port)

python
# VL53L0X (ESP32) — community starter example
# lib: a VL53L0X MicroPython driver (e.g. kevinmcaleer/vl53l0x)
from machine import Pin, I2C
import VL53L0X, time

i2c = I2C(0, scl=Pin(22), sda=Pin(21))
tof = VL53L0X.VL53L0X(i2c)
tof.start()

while True:
    print(tof.read(), "mm")
    time.sleep_ms(200)

Wiring

PinArduino Uno R3ESP32 DevKitC (WROOM-32)Notes
Vin+5V3V3Breakout 3-5 V safe
GNDGNDGND
SCLA5/SCLGPIO22I2C clock
SDAA4/SDAGPIO21I2C data

Typical uses

  • Short-range distance (up to ~2 m)
  • Obstacle detection and gesture distance

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