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M5Stack Time-of-Flight Distance Unit (VL53L1X)

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M5Stack Time-of-Flight Distance Unit (VL53L1X) — M5Stack — U172

Time-of-flight distance sensor unit using the VL53L1X/VL53L1CX family, with I2C output at address 0x29 over Grove.

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I2C · SPI · Single data line · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

Pimoroni describes its VL53L1X breakout as a compact time-of-flight distance sensor with I²C address 0x29, 4–400 cm range, 27° field of v…

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VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout

Compact VL53L1X ToF breakout for embedded I²C distance/proximity sensing. Good for small robots and maker boards when the range/FoV fit.

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