Product overview
Description
The VL53L8 is a state of the art, 2nd generation, multi-zone Time-of-Flight (ToF), laser-ranging sensor enhancing the ST FlightSense™ product family. Housed in a miniature reflowable package, it integrates a SPAD array, enhanced VCSEL, physical infrared filters, and ST’s latest meta-surface optical technology to achieve the best ranging performance in various ambient lighting conditions with a range of cover glass materials. The use of a diffractive optical element above the VCSEL allows a square FoV to be projected onto the scene. The reflection of this light is focused by the receiver lens onto a SPAD array.
This 2nd generation product offers half the typical power consumption or twice the ranging performance compared to the previous generation.
Unlike conventional IR sensors, the VL53L8 uses ST's latest generation, direct ToF technology which allows absolute distance measurement whatever the target color and reflectance. It provides accurate ranging up to 400 cm and can work at fast speeds (60 Hz). The enhanced design makes it the most power efficient, high performance, multi-point, miniature ToF sensor on the market.
With patented algorithms and ingenious module construction, the VL53L8 is also able to detect multiple objects within the FoV with depth information for quicker touch-to-focus or mini depth map creation.
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All features
- Fully integrated miniature module
- Emitter: 940 nm invisible vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and integrated analog driver
- 43.5 ° x 43.5 ° square (61odiagonal) system field of view (FoV) using diffractive optical elements (DOE) on both transmitter and receiver
- Receiving array of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs)
- Low-power microcontroller running Firmware
- Size: 6.4 x 3.0 x 1.75 mm
- Fast, accurate distance ranging
- Parallel multi-zone output; either 16 (4x4) or 64 (8x8) discrete regions of interest (ROI)
- Up to 400 cm ranging
- 60 Hz frame rate capability in 4x4 mode
- Histogram processing and algorithmic compensation minimizes or removes impact of cover glass crosstalk
- 50% power consumption vs previous generation device
- 2x ranging performance in ambient light levels with lower power consumption vs previous generation device
- Easy system integration
- Single reflowable component
- Optional 1.2 V or 1.8 V IOVDD interface voltage levels
- 1.8 V Core supply and 3.3V AVDD supply required
- Compatible with wide range of cover glass materials
- I²C (up to 1MHz) or SPI (up to 20MHz) interface
- Interrupt output pin for efficient host control
- Full set of software drivers (Linux and Android compatible) for turnkey ranging
- Fully integrated miniature module
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| Part Number | Marketing Status | Package | Grade | RoHS Compliance Grade | Material Declaration** |
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| VL53L8CAV0GC/1 | Active | OPT. LGA 6.40X3.0 | Industrial | Ecopack2 |
(**) The Material Declaration forms available on st.com may be generic documents based on the most commonly used package within a package family. For this reason, they may not be 100% accurate for a specific device. Please contact our sales support for information on specific devices.
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| Part Number | Order from distributors | Order from ST | Marketing Status | ECCN (US) | ECCN (EU) | Packing Type | Package | Temperature (°C) | Operating Range Distance (m) (max) | Package size (mm) | Country of Origin | Budgetary Price (US$)*/Qty | Package size (mm) | Unit Price (US$) | Country of Origin | ||
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| VL53L8CAV0GC/1 | distributors No availability of distributors reported, please contact our sales office | Active | EAR99 | NEC | Tape and Reel | OPT. LGA 6.40X3.0 | - | - | - | - | CHINA | | - | 4.53 | CHINA | ||
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