Time-of-flight sensor light pulse delivers depth accuracy

The ams TMF880, which is available from Digi-Key Electronics is a true direct time-of-flight (ToF) sensor system in a single modular package.

It offers highly accurate depth accuracy detection through a sub-nanosecond light pulse and an anti-aliasing stopwatch method to measure round-trip time of pulse.

It also provides single-zone detection of an object irrespective of the colour, reflectivity, or texture of the object. The single module with VCSEL emitter offers high dynamic range and detection sensing measurements from 2 cm to 250 cm distances.

The device utilises highly sensitive SPAD detection with fast compact time-to-digital converters to make highly accurate distance measurements within ±5% and is capable of operation in either dark environments or the presence of sunlight.

A built-in histogram is featured to detect cover glass and reports object distances operating with the highest SNR while compensating for dirt and smudge contaminants on a product’s cover glass to produce artifact-free measurement.

The histogram delivers dynamic cover glass calibration and crosstalk compensation and background light noise is minimized through on-chip sunlight rejection filters.

Data output is through a 1.8 V I²C fast-mode communications interface and an integrated microcontroller is featured with all algorithms included on-chip with no need for external optics.

Keep Up to Date with the Most Important News

By pressing the Subscribe button, you confirm that you have read and are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Previous Post

The importance of data in tracking physical activity

Next Post

Extremely high linearity PIN limiter module for cellular infrastructure