The STMicroelectronics long-distance ranging time-of-flight sensor enhances the ST FlightSense™ product family. It is the fastest miniature ToF sensor on the market with accurate ranging up to 4m and fast ranging frequency up to 50Hz and is housed in a miniature and reflowable package, it integrates a SPAD receiving array, a 940nm invisible Class1 laser emitter, physical infrared filters and optics to achieve the best ranging performance in various ambient lighting conditions with a range of cover window options. Unlike conventional IR sensors, the VL53L1X uses ST’s latest generation ToF technology which allows absolute distance measurement whatever the target Colour and reflectance. It is also possible to program the size of the ROI on the receiving array, allowing the sensor FoV to be reduced.

• Fully integrated miniature module
• Pin-to-pin compatible with the VL53L0X FlightSense™ ranging sensor
• Fast and accurate long distance ranging
• Typical full field-of-view (FoV): 27 °
• Programmable region-of-interest (ROI) size on
• the receiving array, allowing the sensor FoV to be
• reduced
• Programmable ROI position on the receiving
• array, providing multizone operation control from
• the host
• Easy integration

• User detection (Autonomous low-power mode) to power on/off and lock/unlock devices like personal computers/laptops and the IoT
• Service robots and vacuum cleaners (long distance and fast obstacle detection)
• Drones (landing assistance, hovering, ceiling detection)
• Smart shelves and vending machines (goods inventory monitoring)
• Sanitary (robust user detection whatever the target reflectance)
• Smart building and smart lighting (people detection, gesture control)
• 1 D gesture recognition
• Laser assisted autofocus which enhances the camera autofocus system speed and robustness, especially in difficult scenes (low light and low contrast) and video focus tracking assistance

• ANSI/ESD S20.20:2014
• BS EN 61340-5-1:2007