for further information contact your local stmicroelectronics sales office. june 2015 docid027625 rev 3 1/8 P-NUCLEO-6180X2 proximity, gesture, ambient ligh t sensor expansion board based on vl6180x for stm32l053r8 data brief features ? 1x vl6180x (proximity, gesture and ambient light sensing module) expansion board. ? slider switch controlling 2 functions: - ranging measurement. - ambient light sensing, up to 100klux. (a) ? 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-l053r8 board ? power management access point ? equipped with arduino uno r3 connector. ? rohs compliant. ? full system sw supplied, download from www.st.com/vl6180x in the folder ?design resources?. ? 3x vl6180x satellite boar ds 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-6180X2 is an evaluation pack that provides an introduc tion to the proximity, ranging and light sensi ng capabilities of the vl6180x sensor, combined with the ultra low power stm32l053r8 microcontroller. the vl6180x is the latest product based on st?s patented flightsense tm 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 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 boar d, nucleo-l053r8, 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 di splayed value is limited to 9999 lux www.st.com
ordering information P-NUCLEO-6180X2 2/8 docid027625 rev 3 ordering information nucleo-l053r8 board information about nucleo-l053r8 board can be found at http://www.st.com/stm32nucleo . vl6180x expansion board the board allows the user to test the vl6180x functionality, to program it and to help understanding how to develop an application using vl6180x. it integrates: ? a 4-digit display to render either the range value in mm or the ambient light value in lux. ? a switch to select the value type to be displayed. ? a 2.8v regulator to supply the vl6180x. ? two level shifters to adapt the i/o le vel to the micro controller main board. ? the necessary connectivity for the application. it is required to program the nucleo-l053r8 board in order to control the vl6180x expansion board. for the nucleo -l053r8 board, the required software suite is available on www.st.com, on the P-NUCLEO-6180X2 page, and is composed of stsw-link008, stsw-link7 and the x-cube-6180xa1. the vl6180x expansion board and the nucleo-l053r8 board are connected through arduino compatible connectors cn5, cn6, cn8 and cn9 as shown in figure 1 and described in table 2 and table 3 . the arduino connectors on nucleo-l053r8 board support arduino uno revision 3. table 1. ordering code order code description P-NUCLEO-6180X2 vl6180x expansion board and nucleo-l053r8 board vl6180x-satel optional board: vl6180x satellite board
docid027625 rev 3 3/8 P-NUCLEO-6180X2 vl6180x expansion board 8 figure 1. arduino uno connector layout table 2. arduino uno left connector on nucleo-l053r8 board cn nb vl6180x board pin nb pin name mcu pin vl6180x expansion board function cn6 power 1nc vio 2 vio level shifter reference (3.3v) 3nc power 4 +3v3 3.3v supply 5nc gnd 6 gnd gnd gnd gnd 7 gnd gnd gnd 8nc - & |