VL6180

[Highland7471]

Describe the problem you have/What new integration you would like Integration of the VL6180 distance sensor.

Please describe your use case for this integration and alternatives you've tried:

Additional context Same as VL53L0X Time Of Flight Distance Sensor but for smaller distances https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12785

[exxamalte]

Here is some custom component code that might help: https://github.com/exxamalte/esphome-customisations/tree/master/vl6180x

[Highland7471]

Thank you. I will test it as sone as possible.

[Highland7471]

Hellow

Finaly got my sensor. I have a problem ven i try to run with esphome.

In file included from .piolibdeps/vaxthus/Adafruit BusIO_ID6214/Adafruit_BusIO_Register.h:2:0, from .piolibdeps/vaxthus/Adafruit BusIO_ID6214/Adafruit_BusIO_Register.cpp:1: .piolibdeps/vaxthus/Adafruit BusIO_ID6214/Adafruit_SPIDevice.h:1:17: fatal error: SPI.h: No such file or directory

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compilation terminated. *** [.pioenvs/vaxthus/libe7a/Adafruit BusIO_ID6214/Adafruit_BusIO_Register.cpp.o] Error 1 ==================================================================== [FAILED] Took 31.70 seconds =============

[Highland7471]

Solved it by adding #include to vl6180x_sensor.h

[Highland7471]

Hello

The sensor shows 0.0 lux all the time. Distans i working.

[DidibabaQiu]

Hello

The sensor shows 0.0 lux all the time. Distans i working.

Dear sir,

Did you finally solve it?

if you did, could you share your epshome yaml? i try and try but no luck, i want to use vl6180x sensor to replace my HC-SR04 to detect my water tank

[MichielioZ]

The sensor shows 0.0 lux all the time. Distans i working.

A lot of these sensor boards only have the vl6180 chip (even if the board shows vl6180x), which only measures distance. The vl6180x chip (so with the "x") also measures luminescence, but I haven't seen one in the wild yet...

[ssieb]

An external component is nice, but not a reason to close a feature request, unless the feature wouldn't be accepted.

[NonaSuomy]

This https://github.com/esphome/esphome/tree/dev/esphome/components/vl53l0x being based on https://github.com/pololu/vl53l0x-arduino

They have similar libraries for the other units as well

https://github.com/pololu/vl6180x-arduino

https://github.com/pololu/vl53l1x-arduino

Maybe if similar enough there could be a unified component for these units. Just to get basic distance then if others want the expanded features of the other units future additions could be added.

Seems they are based on an API

vl6180x https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img003.html vl6180v1 https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img011.html

vl53l0x https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img005.html

vl53l1x https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img007.html Ultra light api https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img009.html

These others show on Pololu with this warning and no supported code by them. There is however an Ultra Light Driver for the rest of them and may work ok on stuff like the ESP32 etc.

Note: this product is not recommended for use with 8-bit microcontrollers. Initializing the VL53L5CX and processing its readings require a significant amount of RAM and code space, making this sensor impractical for use with a typical 8-bit microcontroller. (ST’s API for the VL53L5CX typically uses over 90 KB of program memory.) For alternatives that are simpler to use and can work with 8-bit microcontrollers (but do not have the multi-zone or multi-target capabilities of the VL53L5CX), please consider the [VL53L1X](https://www.pololu.com/product/3415), [VL53L0X carrier](https://www.pololu.com/product/2490), or [VL6180X carrier](https://www.pololu.com/product/2489).

vl53l3cx https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img015.html

vl53L4cx https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img029.html

vl53l5cx https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img023.html

vl53l7-8cx https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img036.html

These are fairly low-priced modules if anyone wants to play with them https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002977961401.html I have also confirmed that even though the board is marked with an X the 6180 doesn't have the lux sensor.

[NonaSuomy]

These can probably be combined https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues/1624

[nagyrobi]

An external component is nice, but not a reason to close a feature request, unless the feature wouldn't be accepted.

Based on historic feedback, if there was an external component (or an alternative means offered to resolve the request) usually the request was denied, as it was considered as done. Sometimes a "PRs are always welcome" message was also given.

But in practice many external component authors prefer not to make PR because they'd like to avoid conflicts with maintainers.

This resulted in an endless loop with a list of feature requests infinitely growing, not being able to hardly differentiate requests with no solution at all, and requests which can be fulfilled (eg by other means, like an external component).

[mikulik86]

I second this request.

[NonaSuomy]

We just built a component for this but my sensor is a vl6180 (non x) anyone have a confirmed X version with the ALS (Ambient Light Sensor)?