VL53L8CX ToF Sensor 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

Audience

Electronics OEMs

Workflow

Short-range depth sensing, presence detection, proximity awareness, object approach detection, and compact perception input.

Deployment environment

End effectors, small robots, docking systems, consumer devices, embedded equipment, and compact automation hardware.

Specifications

  • Price: 1-9 units $8.49 each; volume tiers down to $5.51 each for 250-500 units
  • Tof Resolution: 8x8 zones
  • Maximum Range: Up to 400 cm
  • Field Of View: 65 deg diagonal FoV
  • Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.0 x 1.75 mm
  • Operating Temperature: -30 C to 85 C
  • Supply Voltage: 1.8 V core supply; 3.3 V AVDD; optional 1.2 V or 1.8 V IOVDD
  • Interface: I2C up to 1 MHz or SPI up to 3 MHz
  • Maximum Frequency Hz: Up to 60 Hz

Tags

  • Peer Group: Tof Sensors
  • Workflow: Robot perception, Mobile Robot Navigation
  • Capability: Depth Sensing
  • Stack Layer: Sensing stack, Robot perception-sensor stack

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