STMicroelectronics NUCLEO-F401REBoard and XNUCLEO-6180A1Expansion Board Proximity Sensor Board for VL6180 STM32F401RE

The P-NUCLEO-6180A1 is an evaluation pack that provides an introduction to the proximity ranging capabilities of the VL6180 sensor, combined with the powerfulSTM32F401RE microcontroller. The VL6180 is based on patented Flight Sense technology. This is a 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 colour and surface),the VL6180 precisely measures the time the light takes to travel to the nearest object and reflect back to the sensor (Time-of-Flight).

• 1x VL6180 proximity Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor-4-digit display, displaying the distance of a target from the proximity sensor-Excellent ranging accuracy, independent of reflectance of the target
• 1x NUCLEO-F401RE board
• Power management access point
• Equipped with Arduino UNO R3 connector
• 3x VL6180 breakout boards can be connected on the N-NUCLEO-6180A1
• expansion board, in order to integrate the VL6180 in customer’s application.