Using one VL6180X 20cm Time-of-Flight proximity sensor with Arduino

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Using one VL6180X 20cm Time-of-Flight proximity sensor with Arduino

This is the Arduino code for VL6180X proximity sensor with 20cm range. Sensor explaiend in this video, wiring shown for 1 sensor and for 2 or more sensor. Adafruit Library is used. Code updated to be used easity with for real application for 1 sensor or 2 or more sensors.

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Chapters of this video

• 00:56 Introduction
• 04:30 VL6080V Datasheet viewed
• 06:58 Wiring shown
• 07:32 Wiring for two or more sensors
• 09:22 Installing library
• 10:30 Arduino code explained (1 sensor)
• 12:57 Code for 2 or more sensors
• 19:35 Demonstration 1 sensor
• 22:05 Demonstration with 2 sensors

VL6080X Proximity Sensor

VL6080X Proximity Sensor

VL6080X Proximity Sensor

VL6080X Proximity Sensor

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 /*
 *  Arduino code 
Using single VL6180X 20cm Time-of-Flight proximity sensor with Arduino

View code for using single VL6180X sensors: https://robojax.com/learn/arduino/?vid=robojax_VL6180X_laser2

 * Original code and library by https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_VL6180X
 * 
 * Written/updated by Ahmad Shamshiri for Robojax Robojax.com
 * on Mar 10, 2021  in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
 Watch the video instruction for this sketch: https://youtu.be/_H9D0czQpSI
 


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    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include "Adafruit_VL6180X.h"

Adafruit_VL6180X vl = Adafruit_VL6180X();

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // wait for serial port to open on native usb devices
  while (!Serial) {
    delay(1);
  }
  
  Serial.println("Adafruit VL6180x test!");
  if (! vl.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Failed to find sensor");
    while (1);
  }
  Serial.println("Sensor found!");
}

void loop() {

  uint8_t range = vl.readRange();
  uint8_t status = vl.readRangeStatus();

  if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_NONE) {
    Serial.print("Range: "); Serial.print(range);
    Serial.println("mm");
  }
//  if(range <=76)
//  {
//    //do something
//  }

  // Some error occurred, print it out!
  
  if  ((status >= VL6180X_ERROR_SYSERR_1) && (status <= VL6180X_ERROR_SYSERR_5)) {
    Serial.println("System error");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_ECEFAIL) {
    Serial.println("ECE failure");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_NOCONVERGE) {
    Serial.println("No convergence");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_RANGEIGNORE) {
    Serial.println("Ignoring range");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_SNR) {
    Serial.println("Signal/Noise error");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_RAWUFLOW) {
    Serial.println("Raw reading underflow");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_RAWOFLOW) {
    Serial.println("Raw reading overflow");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_RANGEUFLOW) {
    Serial.println("Range reading underflow");
  }
  else if (status == VL6180X_ERROR_RANGEOFLOW) {
    Serial.println("Range reading overflow");
  }
  delay(50);
}