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Moyman99
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
Works with raspberry pi via git
R.L.K.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023
I tested all five and they each initialized on the first try. (Much better that one of my AliExpress experiences where 3 of 6 were DOA.) I calibrated the offset of each of them at 1m and it ranged from a low of 11mm on the high side to a high of 23 mm on the high side. In my application reading a little high gives a conservative value so it's OK. I'm using them to measure oil level in several 275 gal oil tanks. As you can see they are running at around +/- 1mm on ~1/4 full tanks which = around +/- a quart. More than good enough.They only have to work down to around 900mm measured (200mm liquid depth) and I'm good. There are some tricks to making this work though.... I won't bore you with them unless you need to know; in which case just ask.I'm told by an STMicro employee that the VL534LCD is a better choice for this application (narrower field of view, etc.) but the breakout boards that exist for that device just don't really work for me easily. If people start mounting this device (4lcd) on the boards used in this item I would buy them in a flash. Are you listening "Aobao US"? If I ultimately can't get good data at 900mm I'll have to byte the bullet and engineer around the limited availability.Edit - 11/8/2023- after 8 months in service in 3 tanks over the full range of levels, the VL53L4CD absolutely is better and for a tall narrow tank where accuracy near empty is more important than at the full end, this is MUCH better. Unfortunately these are not generally available on 3rd party breakout boards but I have developed a way to use one STM offers one through legit electrical/electronics distributors. $30 for 2. Not the most convenient board for mounting but well worth the challenge.
Mike Tripoli
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
The description says they run at 5 volts. This is not the case. Run them at 3.3V, period.
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