for further information contact your local stmicroelectronics sales office. may 2016 docid029188 rev 1 1/8 P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 vl53l0x nucleo pack with rangin g, gesture detection sensor expansion board and stm32f401re data brief features ? vl53l0x ranging and gesture detection expansion board (x-nucleo-53l0a1). ? 4-digit display, displaying the distance of a target from the ranging sensor ? accurate absolute ranging distance, independent of the reflectance of the target. ? nucleo-f401re stm32 nucleo board ? two vl53l0x satellites ? 0.25, 0.5 and 1mm height spacers to simulate air gaps ? cover glass ? two 10 pin conn ectors for vl53l0x satellite boards ? equipped with arduino uno r3 connector. ? rohs compliant. ? basic gesture recognition application can be developed using one or two vl53l0x sensors. ? two vl53l0x satellite boards can be connected on the x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board in order to integrate the vl53l0x in customer?s application. ? full system sw supplied, download from www.st.com/vl53l0x in the folder ?design resources?. description the P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 is an evaluation pack that provides an introduction to the ranging and gesture detection features of the vl53l0x sensor, combined with the powerful stm32f401re microcontroller. the vl53l0x is the latest product based on st?s patented flightsense tm technology. this is a ground-breaking technology allowing absolute distance to be measured independent of target reflectance. instead of estimating the distance by measuring the amount of light reflected back from the object (which is significantly influenced by color and surface), the vl53l0x precisely measures the time the light takes to travel to the nearest object and reflect back to the sensor (time-of-flight). the stm32 nucleo boar d, nucleo-f401re, provides an affordable and flexible way for users to try out new ideas and build prototypes with any stm32 microcontroller line, choosing from the various combinations of performance, power consumption and features. www.st.com
ordering information P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 2/8 docid029188 rev 1 ordering information nucleo-f401re board information about nucleo-f401re board can be found at http://www.st.com/stm32nucleo . x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board the board allows the user to test the vl53l0x functionality, to program it and to help understand how to develop an application using vl53l0x. it integrates: ? a 4-digit display to display the range value in cm. ? a 2.8v regulator to supply the vl53l0x on the expansion board and on the two satellite boards. ? two level shifters to adapt the i/o le vel to the micro controller main board. ? the necessary connectivity for the application. it is required to program the nucleo-f401re board in order to control the x-nucleo- 53l0a1 expansion board. for the nucleo-f401re board, the required software suite is available on www.st.com, on the P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 page, and is composed of stsw-link009, stsw-lin k7 and x-cube-53l0a1. the x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansio n board and the nucleo-f4 01re board are connected through arduino compatible connectors cn5, cn6, cn8 and cn9 as shown in figure 1 and described in table 2 and table 3 . the arduino connectors on nucleo-f401re board support arduino uno revision 3. table 1. ordering code order code description P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 x-nucleo-53l0a1 and nucleo-f401re boards
docid029188 rev 1 3/8 P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board 8 figure 1. x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board arduino connector layout & 1 , 2 5 ( ) 9 * 1 ' 9 , 1 3 9 * 1 ' 1 & 5 ( 6 ( 7 9 9 , 1 & 1 & 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' * 1 ' $ 9 ' ' ' ' 6 & / 6 ' $ , 1 7 b / * 3 , 2 b / , 1 7 b /
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x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 4/8 docid029188 rev 1 table 2. arduino left conne ctor on nucleo-f401re board cn nb vl53l0x board pin nb pin name mcu pin x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board function cn6 power 1nc nc 2 nc ioref not used 3 nc reset not used power 4 +3v3 +3v3 3.3v supply 5 nc +5v not used gnd 6 gnd gnd gnd gnd 7 gnd gnd gnd 8 nc vin not used cn8 analog 1 nc pa0 not used 2 nc pa1 not used gpio1 3 int pa4 interrupt signal from vl53l0x on board soldered device 4 nc pb0 not used gpio1 5 int* pc1 (1) 1. depends on stm32 nucleo board solder bridges, see details on nucleo documentation. these interrupt signals are duplicated, but not used. this offers hardw are connection flexibility in case of conflict on mcu interface management when expansion board is used superposed with other expansion boards. in this case remove solder drop from the used interrupt and instead fit the solder drop in ?n.c?. by default not used interrupt signal from vl53l0x on board soldered device 6 nc pc0 not used
docid029188 rev 1 5/8 P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 x-nucleo-53l0a1 expansion board 8 table 3. arduino right connector on nucleo-f401re board cn nb vl53l0x board pin nb pin name mcu pin x-nucleo-53l0a1 ex pansion board function cn5 digital scl 10 d15 pb8 i2c1_scl sda 9 d14 pb9 i2c1_sda 8 nc avdd not used gnd 7 gnd gnd gnd 6 int_l pa5 not used 5 nc pa6 not used 4 nc pa7 not used 3 nc pb6 not used gpio1_l 2 int_l* pc7 by default not used interrupt signal from optional vl53l0x left satellite board (1) 1. these interrupt signals are duplicated, but not used by default, this offers hardware connection of the satellite board vl53l0x interrupt signals and flexibilit y in case of conflict on mcu interface management when expansion board is used superpos ed with other expansion boards. in this case select, through a solder drop, the mcu port which is free. gpio1_l 1 int_l pa9 by default not used interrupt signal from optional vl53l0x left satellite board (1) cn9 digital 8 nc pa8 not used 7 nc pb10 not used 6 nc pb4 not used gpio1_r 5 int_r* pb5 by default not used interrupt signal from optional vl53l0x right satellite board (1) 4 nc pb3 not used gpio1_r 3 int_r pa10 by default not used interrupt signal from optional vl53l0x right satellite board (1) 2 nc pa2 not used 1 nc pa3 not used
optional vl53l0x satellit e board P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 6/8 docid029188 rev 1 optional vl53l0x satellite board the vl53l0x satellites can be directly pl ugged onto the x-nucl eo-53l0a1 expansion board through the two 10 pin connectors or connected to the board through flying leads. when connected through flying leads, develope rs should break off the mini pcb from the satellite board, and use only t he ?vl53l0x mini pcb? which benefits from a smaller form factor for easier integration into customers devices. figure 2. connections of vl53l0x satellite boards laser consideration the vl53l0x contains a laser emitter and corres ponding drive circuitry. the laser output is designed to remain within class 1 laser safety limits under all reasonably foreseeable conditions including si ngle faults in compliance with iec 60825-1:2014 (third edition). the laser output will remain within class 1 limits as long as the stmicroelectronics recommended device settings are used and the operating conditions specified in the datasheet are respected. the laser output power must not be increased by any means and no optics should be used with the intention of focusing the laser beam. figure 3. class 1 laser product label
docid029188 rev 1 7/8 P-NUCLEO-53L0A1 ecopack ? 8 ecopack ? in order to meet environmental requirements, st offers these devices in different grades of ecopack ? packages, depending on their level of environmental compliance. ecopack ? specifications, grade definitions an d product status are available at: www.st.com . ecopack ? is an st trademark. revision history table 4. document revision history date revision changes 02-may-2016 1 initial release.
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