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P-NUCLEO-6180X1

Proximity, gesture, ambient light sensor expansion board based on

VL6180X for STM32F401RE

Data brief

Features

• 1x VL6180X (proximity, gesture and ambient

light sensing module) expansion board.

– Slider switch controlling 2 functions:

- Ranging measurement.

– 4-digit display, displaying either the

distance of a target from the proximity

sensor or the lux value from the ambient

light sensing (ALS).

– Excellent ranging accuracy, independent of

the reflectance of the target.

• 1x NUCLEO-F401RE board

• Power management access point

• Equipped with Arduino UNO R3 connector.

• RoHS compliant.

• Full system SW supplied, download from

resources”.

• 3x VL6180X satellite boards can be connected

on the VL6180X expansion board, in order to

integrate the VL6180X in customer’s

application.

• Basic gesture recognition application can be

developed using the VL6180X sensor on the

expansion board and/or up to three sensors on

the satellite boards.

Description

The P-NUCLEO-6180X1 is an evaluation pack

that provides an introduction to the proximity,

ranging and light sensing capabilities of the

VL6180X sensor, combined with the powerful

STM32F401RE microcontroller.

The VL6180X is the latest product based on ST’s

ground-breaking technology allowing absolute

distance to be measured independent of target

reflectance. Instead of estimating the distance by

measuring the amount of light reflected back from

the object (which is significantly influenced by

color and surface), the VL6180X precisely

measures the time the light takes to travel to the

nearest object and reflect back to the sensor

(Time-of-Flight).

The STM32 Nucleo board, NUCLEO-F401RE,

provides an affordable and flexible way for users

to try out new ideas and build prototypes with any

STM32 microcontroller line, choosing from the

various combinations of performance, power

consumption and features.

a.

VL6180X detects up to 100KLux but since the display

is 4 digits only, maximum displayed value is limited to

9999 Lux

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