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CircuitPython helper library for the VL53L4CD time of flight distance sensor.
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CircuitPython helper library for the VL53L4CD time of flight distance sensor.
This driver depends on:
Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>_Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem.
This is easily achieved by downloading
the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://circuitpython.org/libraries>_
or individual libraries can be installed using
circup <https://github.com/adafruit/circup>_.
Adafruit VL53L4CD Time of Flight Distance Sensor - ~1 to 1300mm - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
Purchase one from the Adafruit shop <http://www.adafruit.com/products/5396>_
On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-vl53l4cd/>_.
To install for current user:
.. code-block:: shell
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vl53l4cd
To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
.. code-block:: shell
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vl53l4cd
To install in a virtual environment in your current project:
.. code-block:: shell
mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vl53l4cd
Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment.
Install it with the following command if necessary:
.. code-block:: shell
pip3 install circup
With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the
following command to install:
.. code-block:: shell
circup install adafruit_vl53l4cd
Or the following command to update an existing version:
.. code-block:: shell
circup update
See examples/vl53l4cd_simpletest.py for basic usage example.
API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/vl53l4cd/en/latest/>_.
For information on building library documentation, please check out
this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VL53L4CD/blob/HEAD/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_
before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.
FAQs
CircuitPython helper library for the VL53L4CD time of flight distance sensor.
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