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Typical ranging output

4.1

Range output

distances.

Figure 5. Graph of range output vs. target distance. The test was performed in the

dark and with no cover glass.

The range output of VL6180X with each of the targets should be linear with range. There

offset calibration, see Section 4.1.1.

Note:

At <10mm the interaction between the target and VL6180X will prevent the range output

from reaching 0mm. This is due to a number of physical effects:

•

Separation between VCSEL and return array

•

Multiple reflections between target surface and VL6180X

•

VCSEL output penetrating the target surface and scattering off the layers inside the

target

b.

Munsell gray target.

c.

See section 4 in the VL6180X dataset for the spec on offset error.