Time of Flight Sensor (VL53L0x) for Distance Measuring in ESPHome

Time of Flight Sensor (VL53L0x) for Distance Measuring in ESPHome - Pellet Level Monitor Update

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In this video, I'm testing out the VL53L0x Time Of Flight sensor that optically measures distance with some IR laser to see if it will be a good option to use in future versions of my pellet level monitor. I designed the first one with an ultrasonic sensor and many of the comments suggested that I use this sensor instead. You can see the first video here:
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To test out the sensor, I first connected it to a NodeMCU board and used some Arduino code to get it to work, before I moved it to ESPHome for integration with Home Assistant.
In both cases, the sensor worked beautifully, so I will next try and create a standalone version of it that can also be used in case you are not using Home Assistant.
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Full code and written instructions for the project are available on my website:
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Adafruit library for the VL53L0x sensor
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VL53L0x ESPHome Component:
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Time of Flight Sensor (VL53L0x) for Distance Measuring in ESPHome - Pellet Level Monitor Update
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 8

@major_west 7 днів тому

Very cool project. I'm not sure the life expectancy of the laser, but setting the update interval to once a minute or once an hour might be prudent.

@TasteTheCode 7 днів тому

I'm not sure either but yes, 1s was just for testing purposes. A more real world case is once every 30 minutes or so. Maybe even once every hour as you suggested.

@markanthonynilo9198 3 дні тому

The Graphics that I see in the ESP Home is already built in, I mean pre coded in the ESP Home? About 6:14 in the video. Thank You. Nice Project Sir! Keep it Up! I see from what I understand as you say Sir, it displays the reads and translate it based on the template...is there any other template that I may use for a basketball arcade more of a seven segment scoring template for a sensor that can function as a ball counter.

@TasteTheCode 3 дні тому

The graphics are part of Home Assistant, it is the system that ESPHome runs on for smart home management. There are templates for different sensors but I'm not sure which one you can use for a basketball arcade.