This Tiny Sensor Sees in 3D! ToF Sensors w/ STM32, ESP32 & RP2350 Explained (VL53L7CX)

Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video! Get $5 of New User Free Credit by following this link - https://pcbway.com/g/x5f10h. PCBWay is one of the most experienced PCB manufacturers in China, consider them your one-stop solution that offers PCB fabrication, turn-key PCB Assembly, PCB design, 3D printing, and CNC machining services. Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/h1tec Buy a VL53L7CX ToF sensor breakout board: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/VL53L7CX_ultra_mini_breakout_79fae04e.html Arduino Sparkfun ToF sensor tutorial: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/qwiic-tof-imager---vl53l5cx-hookup-guide/all MicroPython Pimoroni ToF sensor tutorial: https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/micropython-and-vl53l5cx My STM32 VL53L7CX laser-in-eye with 2-axis servo code: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19gQZE0r9ealgG_tbUSy3Zws1p8igGaYE?usp=sharing STM32 VL53L7CX ULD API: https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-img036.html VL53L7CX software guide: https://www.st.com/resource/en/user_manual/um3038-a-guide-to-using-the-vl53l7cx-timeofflight-multizone-ranging-sensor-with-90-fov-stmicroelectronics.pdf In this video, I showed you guys what is, in my opinion, the BEST distance sensor, which uses a VL53L7CX from ST. I cover how to use it with ESP32, STM32, and RP2350, and why it's so good - it has a range of up to 3.5m, 60Hz polling rate (at 4x4 resolution) and up to 8x8 resolution, meaning you get an 8x8 grid of distances you can use to find a more exact direction of the target, which is helpful in robotics applications such as a sumo robot or line follower. I also use the sensor to point a laser into my eye, because it's funny. 00:00 Intro 01:17 Explanation of how ToF sensors work (technical) 02:53 Sponsored section 03:11 Usage with Arduino and ESP32-C6 04:09 Using more than one sensor on the same I2C bus 05:32 Visual demonstration of sensor output 06:15 Usage with MicroPython and RP2350 07:00 Usage with STM32 custom hardware 08:39 Making a laser automatically point in my eye 09:20 Ordering sensor breakout from PCBWay projects (super easy) 09:30 Outro