Long range mode

[elpedriyo]

Hello,

I was just wondering how can I change the different modes of the sensor with this library.

Let me know,

Thanks

[Gomezzzzz]

Hi, it's all I could find. https://satoshinm.github.io/blog/171111_enabling_long_range_mode_on_a_vl53l0x_time_of_flight_sensor_in_arduino.html

[bontrager-dev]

I would also like to know this! I don't understand how to actually accomplish this, based on that blog post.

[RagnvaldIV]

I'm looking into this for a project and believe I found a solution. The Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_Sense_config_t that is called in the vl53l0x_multi_extended example (line 32-33) caught my eye.

Looking a bit further down in the vl53l0x_multi_extended example (starting line 47), we see the list of sensors. Here, they're setting the values as described in the sensorList_t struct for each of the 4 sensors. Then at line 94 they call begin() for the sensors in that list with the struct components as arguments. In the simple example, they call begin(address) but we can make use of the function with more arguments to set the mode.

Looking into the library files, I see that the config is an enum: typedef enum { VL53L0X_SENSE_DEFAULT = 0, VL53L0X_SENSE_LONG_RANGE, VL53L0X_SENSE_HIGH_SPEED, VL53L0X_SENSE_HIGH_ACCURACY } VL53L0X_Sense_config_t;

Therefore, I create a variable to set my config: Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_Sense_config_t sensor_config = Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_SENSE_LONG_RANGE;

Then I call begin with the full args: lox1.begin(LOX1_ADDRESS, false, &Wire, sensor_config)

I haven't tested this yet (still waiting on the parts, thought I'd get ahead on the code), but it compiles and should be setting the mode. I hope this helps!

[adaptandadopt]

I'm looking into this for a project and believe I found a solution. The Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_Sense_config_t that is called in the vl53l0x_multi_extended example (line 32-33) caught my eye.

Looking a bit further down in the vl53l0x_multi_extended example (starting line 47), we see the list of sensors. Here, they're setting the values as described in the sensorList_t struct for each of the 4 sensors. Then at line 94 they call begin() for the sensors in that list with the struct components as arguments. In the simple example, they call begin(address) but we can make use of the function with more arguments to set the mode.

Looking into the library files, I see that the config is an enum: typedef enum { VL53L0X_SENSE_DEFAULT = 0, VL53L0X_SENSE_LONG_RANGE, VL53L0X_SENSE_HIGH_SPEED, VL53L0X_SENSE_HIGH_ACCURACY } VL53L0X_Sense_config_t;

Therefore, I create a variable to set my config: Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_Sense_config_t sensor_config = Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_SENSE_LONG_RANGE;

Then I call begin with the full args: lox1.begin(LOX1_ADDRESS, false, &Wire, sensor_config)

I haven't tested this yet (still waiting on the parts, thought I'd get ahead on the code), but it compiles and should be setting the mode. I hope this helps!

@RagnvaldIV , did this work for you?

[adaptandadopt]

Well, I gave it a shot, and this worked for me:

Adafruit_VL53L0X lox = Adafruit_VL53L0X();
Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_Sense_config_t long_range = Adafruit_VL53L0X::VL53L0X_SENSE_LONG_RANGE;
#define SENSOR1_WIRE Wire

TwoWire *i2c = &Wire;

  if (!lox.begin(0x29,false, i2c, long_range)) {
    Serial.println(F("Failed to boot VL53L0X"));
    while(1);
  }

[caternuson]

Closing. I believe this was resolved with: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_VL53L0X/pull/43

The vl53l0x_multi_extended example mentioned is one good reference.

See also documentation here, can either set when calling begin() or later with configSensor(): https://adafruit.github.io/Adafruit_VL53L0X/html/class_adafruit___v_l53_l0_x.html#a015bf7435cd17463460a943135900a87 https://adafruit.github.io/Adafruit_VL53L0X/html/class_adafruit___v_l53_l0_x.html#acc6de06624c431917af24888f487b082