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Unlike IR distance sensors that try to measure the amount of light\nbounced, the VL53L0x is much more precise and doesn't have linearity problems\nor 'double imaging' where you can't tell if an object is very far or very\nclose. Your browser does not support the video tag. This is the 'big sister'\nof the VL6180X ToF sensor, and can handle about 50mm to 1200mm of range\ndistance. If you need a smaller\/closer range, check out the VL6180X which can\nmeasure 5mm to 200mm and also contains a light sensor. The sensor is small and\neasy to use in any robotics or interactive project. Since it needs 2.8V power\nand logic we put the little fellow on a breakout board with a regulator and\nlevel shifting. You can use it with any 3-5V power or logic microcontroller\nwith no worries. Each order comes with a small piece of header. Solder the\nheader onto your breakout board with your iron and some solder and wire it up\nfor instant distance-sensing-success! Communicating to the sensor is done over\nI2C with an API written by ST, so its not too hard to port it to your favorite\nmicrocontroller. We've written a wrapper library for Arduino so you can use it\nwith any of your Arduino-compatible boards. Check out our tutorial for code,\nschematics, diagrams and more! Only includes the sensor board and pins to\nsolder on! Schematics, Fritzing object, diagrams, interface code and more in\nthe tutorial! Sensing capabilities: The sensor can measure app\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe VL53L0X is a Time of Flight distance sensor like no other you've used! The sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source, and a matching sensor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe VL53L0X can detect the \"time of flight\", or how long the light has taken to bounce back to the sensor. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it. Unlike sonars that bounce ultrasonic waves, the 'cone' of sensing is very narrow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe sensor is small and easy to use in any robotics or interactive project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSince it needs 2.8V power and logic we put the little fellow on a breakout board with a regulator and level shifting. You can use it with any 3-5V power or logic microcontroller with no worries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2025-09-30T16:05:59+10:00","created_at":"2025-09-30T16:05:56+10:00","vendor":"Adafruit","type":"Tilt Sensors","tags":["industryDE_Sep2025"],"price":21100,"price_min":21100,"price_max":21100,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44055762305204,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"de-B079G46577","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":21100,"weight":10,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"791954231335","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/de-B079G46577.jpg?v=1775773583","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61ulFaVb80L.jpg?v=1759212358","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DzsbYeZQL.jpg?v=1759212358","\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61yHvmpJX8L.jpg?v=1759212358"],"featured_image":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/de-B079G46577.jpg?v=1775773583","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm ","id":32223260147892,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/de-B079G46577.jpg?v=1775773583"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/de-B079G46577.jpg?v=1775773583","width":1600},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm ","id":32223260180660,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61ulFaVb80L.jpg?v=1759212358"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61ulFaVb80L.jpg?v=1759212358","width":1600},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm ","id":32223260213428,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DzsbYeZQL.jpg?v=1759212358"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61DzsbYeZQL.jpg?v=1759212358","width":1600},{"alt":"[Australia - AusPower] - Adafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm ","id":32223260246196,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"width":1600,"src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61yHvmpJX8L.jpg?v=1759212358"},"aspect_ratio":1.333,"height":1200,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/auspowers.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/61yHvmpJX8L.jpg?v=1759212358","width":1600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3\u003eAdafruit VL53L0X Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~30 to 1000mm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eThe VL53L0X is a Time of Flight distance sensor like no other you've used! The\nsensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source, and a matching sensor. The\nVL53L0X can detect the \"time of flight\", or how long the light has taken to\nbounce back to the sensor. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is\ngood for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it.\nUnlike sonars that bounce ultrasonic waves, the 'cone' of sensing is very\nnarrow. Unlike IR distance sensors that try to measure the amount of light\nbounced, the VL53L0x is much more precise and doesn't have linearity problems\nor 'double imaging' where you can't tell if an object is very far or very\nclose. Your browser does not support the video tag. This is the 'big sister'\nof the VL6180X ToF sensor, and can handle about 50mm to 1200mm of range\ndistance. If you need a smaller\/closer range, check out the VL6180X which can\nmeasure 5mm to 200mm and also contains a light sensor. The sensor is small and\neasy to use in any robotics or interactive project. Since it needs 2.8V power\nand logic we put the little fellow on a breakout board with a regulator and\nlevel shifting. You can use it with any 3-5V power or logic microcontroller\nwith no worries. Each order comes with a small piece of header. Solder the\nheader onto your breakout board with your iron and some solder and wire it up\nfor instant distance-sensing-success! Communicating to the sensor is done over\nI2C with an API written by ST, so its not too hard to port it to your favorite\nmicrocontroller. We've written a wrapper library for Arduino so you can use it\nwith any of your Arduino-compatible boards. Check out our tutorial for code,\nschematics, diagrams and more! Only includes the sensor board and pins to\nsolder on! Schematics, Fritzing object, diagrams, interface code and more in\nthe tutorial! Sensing capabilities: The sensor can measure app\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe VL53L0X is a Time of Flight distance sensor like no other you've used! The sensor contains a very tiny invisible laser source, and a matching sensor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe VL53L0X can detect the \"time of flight\", or how long the light has taken to bounce back to the sensor. Since it uses a very narrow light source, it is good for determining distance of only the surface directly in front of it. Unlike sonars that bounce ultrasonic waves, the 'cone' of sensing is very narrow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe sensor is small and easy to use in any robotics or interactive project.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSince it needs 2.8V power and logic we put the little fellow on a breakout board with a regulator and level shifting. You can use it with any 3-5V power or logic microcontroller with no worries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e"}