No Range or Raw Value

[tekochip]

Posted on June 10, 2014 at 18:20

I am using a VL6180 as a proximity detector.  I am able to communicate the part without any issue, but when I read the

RESULT__RANGE_VAL register or

RESULT__RANGE_RAW

I only read 0xFF with no target and 0x00 with a target in any position.  I measured the current from the device and I can see that it is performing ranging at the rate I requested because I can see a spike in current draw that is proportional in length to the distance from my target, but the value in the result register does not change.  Other registers do show a change with target distance, but not the two result registers, so I�m sure I�m not setting something up right.

The only register altered from default is SYSRANGE__INTERMEASUREMENT_PERIOD, which I have at 10 for 100ms, and I do see a range measurement every 100ms.

#proximity-sesor #vl6180

[heri]

Posted on February 26, 2015 at 12:32

OK, I got it. It works fine now.