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VL53L1X distance sensor: specs and pinout

A long-distance Time-of-Flight laser ranging sensor from ST with a 940 nm Class 1 emitter, an I2C interface and programmable region of interest.

Every value cites its sourceChip-level pinout

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Specs

SpecValueSource
Operating voltage AVDD2.6 V min, 2.8 V typ, 3.5 V maxsource
Table 14 (p.23); Table 1 (p.4)
I/O voltage IOVDD1.6-1.9 V in standard (1V8) mode; 2.6-3.5 V in 2V8 mode (levels equal to AVDD). Default is 1V8 modesource
Table 14 and notes (p.23)
InterfaceI2C up to 400 kHz (Fast mode)source
Table 1 (p.4)
I2C addressDefault 0x52 as written in the datasheet (an 8-bit write address); the 7-bit form is 0x29 (derived by dropping the read/write bit, not stated in the sheet); programmablesource
Table 1 (p.4); Section 4 (p.21)
Maximum distanceUp to 400 cm per features; Table 4 (white 88 % target, 100 ms budget, dark): 360 cm long, 290 cm medium, 136 cm shortsource
Features (p.1); Table 4 (p.10)
Maximum distance under strong ambient light73 cm long, 76 cm medium, 135 cm shortsource
Table 4 (p.10)
Ranging frequencyUp to 50 Hzsource
Features (p.1)
Field of viewProgrammable 15 to 27 degreessource
Table 1 (p.4)
Ranging current (AVDD + AVDDVCSEL)16 mA typ, 18 mA maxsource
Table 16 (p.24)
Operating temperature-20 to 85 Csource
Table 1 (p.4)

Power

ValueSource
SupplyAVDD 2.6-3.5 V (chip)source
Table 16 (p.24)
Current16 mA typ, 18 mA max while ranging; HW standby 5 uA typsource
Table 16 (p.24)

Chip pins

These are the pins of the chip on the module, from the chip datasheet. The module's own header may label or expose them differently.

Pins above are the bare VL53L1X (LGA12) pins. The breakout board (on-board regulator, level shifting, pull-ups, header order) is not covered by an official document.

PinFunctionVoltageNotesSource
AVDDVCSELVCSEL supply, to be connected to main supplyPin 1source
Table 2 (p.5)
AVSSVCSELVCSEL groundPin 2source
Table 2 (p.5)
GNDGroundPin 3; GND2 pin 4, GND3 pin 6, GND4 pin 12source
Table 2 (p.5)
XSHUTXshutdown pin, active lowPin 5; 10 kOhm pull-up recommendedsource
Table 2 (p.5); notes (p.6)
GPIO1Interrupt output, open drainPin 7; leave unconnected if unusedsource
Table 2 (p.5); notes (p.6)
DNCDo not connect, must be left floatingPin 8source
Table 2 (p.5)
SDAI2C serial dataPin 9source
Table 2 (p.5)
SCLI2C serial clock inputPin 10source
Table 2 (p.5)
AVDDSupply, to be connected to main supplyPin 11source
Table 2 (p.5)

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