# VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout

**SKU:** PIM00373
**Brand:** Pimoroni
**Price:** 20,00 EUR
**Availability:** out of stock
**URL:** https://electronics.semaf.at/VL53L1X-Time-of-Flight-ToF-Sensor-Breakout

## Specifications

| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 0.2 |

An all-singing, all-dancing time of flight distance sensor that uses PEW PEW LASERS (low-powered ones), our VL53L1X breakout is easy to use with Raspberry Pi or Arduino alike! These low-power-laser-based time of flight sensors have great accuracy and sampling frequency, and this particular sensor has a wide range of detection, from 4cm to 4 metres.

## Description

An all-singing, all-dancing time of flight distance sensor that uses PEW PEW LASERS (low-powered ones), our VL53L1X breakout is easy to use with Raspberry Pi or Arduino alike!

These low-power-laser-based time of flight sensors have great accuracy and sampling frequency, and this particular sensor has a wide range of detection, from 4cm to 4 metres.

Use it as a proximity sensor, for presence detection, or as a laser tape measure! The speed, accuracy, and range, make this sensor ideal for collision-avoidance on robots.

### Features

- VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) sensor ([datasheet](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0174/1800/files/vl53l1x.pdf?3713516543837568345))
- 4-400cm range (27° field of view)
- Up to 50Hz ranging frequency
- +/- 25mm accuracy (+/- 20mm in the dark)
- I2C interface (address 0x29)
- 3.3V or 5V compatible
- Reverse polarity protection
- Compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi, and Arduino
- [Python library](https://github.com/pimoroni/vl53l1x-python)

### Kit includes

- VL53L1X breakout
- 1x5 male header
- 1x5 female right-angle header

We've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right-angle female header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9).

### Software

Our [Python library](https://github.com/pimoroni/vl53l1x-python) makes it straightforward to use your time of flight sensor, providing methods for short, medium, and long range, and returning distances in mm. We've also included a couple of [examples](https://github.com/pimoroni/vl53l1x-python/tree/master/examples) that graph distance sensed, and set a threshold distance at which events can be triggered.

**Our software does not support Raspbian Wheezy.**