VL53L4CD

SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Scott Shawcroft, written for Adafruit Industries # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries # # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Scott Shawcroft, written for Adafruit Industries # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries # # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense

Time of Flight Distance Sensor

The VL53L4CD is a time of flight distance sensor from Adafruit. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Scott Shawcroft, written for Adafruit Industries # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries # # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Scott Shawcroft, written for Adafruit Industries # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries # # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense. View the full VL53L4CD datasheet below including key specifications, pinout.

Official VL53L4CD datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.

Manufacturer

Adafruit

VL53L4CD Key Specifications

Parameter	Value
I2c Address	0x29 (default)
Distance Range	1mm to 1300mm
Supply Voltage	2.8V
Communication Interface	I2C
Gpio Logic Level Output	2.8V

VL53L4CD Overview

Part: Adafruit VL53L4CD Time of Flight Distance Sensor — Adafruit

Type: Time of Flight Distance Sensor

Description: A Time of Flight distance sensor from ST, integrated into an Adafruit breakout board, offering a range of ~1 to 1300mm, I2C interface, and 3-5V power and logic compatibility through an onboard regulator and level shifting.

Operating Conditions:

Supply voltage: 3–5 V
Distance range: ~1 to 1300 mm

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

Key Specs:

Distance range: ~1 to 1300 mm
Interface: I2C
Default I2C address: 0x29
Power supply compatibility: 3-5V
Logic level compatibility: 3V or 5V
GPIO output logic level: 2.8V

Features:

Time of Flight sensing
Very narrow light source for precise distance measurement
Integrated regulator and level shifting for 3-5V power and logic
I2C communication
STEMMA QT connectors for plug-and-play use
Active low XSHUT pin
Interrupt output (GPIO)
Onboard LED with cuttable jumper

Applications:

Robotics projects
Interactive projects

Package:

Breakout board with STEMMA QT connectors and 0.100" pitch headers

VL53L4CD Pin Configuration

VL53L4CD Pinout

Package: Module (Breakout Board)

Pin Number	Pin Name	Type	Description
1	VIN	P	Power Supply Input
2	GND	P	Ground
3	SDA	I/O	I²C Serial Data
4	SCL	I/O	I²C Serial Clock
5	XSHUT	I	Shutdown Control (Active Low)
6	GPIO	I/O	General Purpose I/O

Notes

This is a breakout board module pinout based on the silkscreen labels visible in the provided image.
The module includes an integrated VL53L4CD Time-of-Flight distance sensor.
Operating voltage: 3–5 V DC (VLogic/Vcc).
I²C address: 0x29 (default).
Range: 1 to 1300 mm.
A protective cover over the sensor must be removed before use.
Pin order follows the silkscreen layout shown on the left side of the breakout board image (VIN, GND, SDA, SCL, XSHUT, GPIO).

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