Overview
This compact sensor makes it possible to measure the distance of objects up to about 300 cm away using a simple digital pulse width interface. It uses a short-range lidar module to precisely measure how long it takes for emitted pulses of infrared, eye-safe laser light to reach the nearest object and be reflected back, allowing for 2 mm resolution.
As long as the sensor is enabled, it takes continuous distance measurements and encodes the ranges as the widths of high pulses, which can then be timed by a microcontroller using a single digital input.
Specifications
- Operating voltage: 3.0 V to 5.5 V
- Current consumption: 30 mA (typical) when enabled, 0.4 mA when disabled
- Maximum range: approximately 300 cm
- Minimum range: 4 cm (for accurate measurement); < 1 mm (for detection)
- Update rate: 30 Hz to 33 Hz (33 ms to 30 ms period)
- Field of view (FOV): 15° typical; can vary with object reflectance and ambient conditions
- Output type: digital pulse width
- Dimensions: 21.6 × 8.9 × 3.5 mm
- Weight: 0.4 g
General specifications
- Resolution:2 mm
- Maximum range:300 cm 1
- Sampling rate:30 Hz 2
- Minimum operating voltage:3.0 V
- Maximum operating voltage:5.5 V
- Supply current:30 mA 3
- Output type:digital pulse width
Notes:
- This maximum is only achievable for high-reflectance objects in good ambient conditions; lower-reflectivity targets or poor ambient conditions will reduce the maximum range.
- Minimum.
- Typical average current draw when enabled; disabling via the EN pin reduces it to around 0.4 mA.
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