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VL53L8CX ToF Sensor

About

About VL53L8CX ToF Sensor

VL53L8CX produces distance measurements across an eight-by-eight grid using direct time-of-flight sensing. The compact module measures several targets within each zone and provides depth, signal strength, ambient-light and status information at update rates reaching 60 hertz.

The sensor uses a 940-nanometre emitter and SPAD receiver array within an integrated optical package. I²C communication and low power consumption support robots, appliances, occupancy systems and embedded devices. ST provides drivers, evaluation boards and processing examples for application development.

Research

  • Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Perception System for Aerial Robots in Confined Spaces

    2026-02-10 - Research Publication - The paper designs a 360-degree perception system for confined-space aerial robots using twelve VL53L8CX time-of-flight sensors.

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  • IoT-Enabled Real-Time Monitoring of Urban Garbage Levels Using Time-of-Flight Sensing Technology

    2025-03-28 - Research Publication - The study builds and tests a compact connected waste-bin monitor around a VL53L8CX sensor and ESP32-S3 microcontroller.

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Context

Market context

VL53L8CX is STMicroelectronics' low-power 8x8 multizone time-of-flight ranging sensor for compact depth, presence, and proximity sensing.

  • Target environment: End effectors, small robots, docking systems, consumer devices, embedded equipment, and compact automation hardware.
  • Workflow context: Short-range depth sensing, presence detection, proximity awareness, object approach detection, and compact perception input.
  • Customer context: Electronics integrators, robot developers, sensor-module builders, and embedded-device manufacturers.
  • Deployment model: Board-level sensor integrated into customer electronics with optical design, firmware, calibration, and I2C or SPI communication.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial ST FlightSense ToF sensor with datasheet-backed multizone ranging specifications.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on range, ambient light, optical cover design, field of view, firmware support, and whether the task needs sparse or dense depth data.
  • Market position: Compact ToF sensing component for embedded robotics and automation devices.
  • Adjacent products: TMF8828 ToF Sensor, BGT60TR13C Radar Sensor, BHI360 Smart IMU

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