Datasheet

Pi 3V3 to sensor VIN

Pi GND to sensor GND

Pi SCL to sensor SCL

Pi SDA to sensor SDA

CircuitPython Installation of VL6180X Library

Next you'll need to install the Adafruit CircuitPython VL6180X (https://adafru.it/C66) library on your CircuitPython

board.

First make sure you are running the latest version of Adafruit CircuitPython (https://adafru.it/Amd) for your board.

Next you'll need to install the necessary libraries to use the hardware--carefully follow the steps to find and install these

libraries from Adafruit's CircuitPython library bundle (https://adafru.it/zdx). Our introduction guide has a great page on

how to install the library bundle (https://adafru.it/ABU) for both express and non-express boards.

Remember for non-express boards like the, you'll need to manually install the necessary libraries from the bundle:

adafruit_vl6180x.mpy

adafruit_bus_device

Before continuing make sure your board's lib folder or root filesystem has

the adafruit_vl6180x.mpy, and adafruit_bus_device files and folders copied over.

Next connect to the board's serial REPL (https://adafru.it/Awz) so you are at the CircuitPython >>> prompt.

Python Installation of VL6180X Library

You'll need to install the Adafruit_Blinka library that provides the CircuitPython support in Python. This may also

require enabling I2C on your platform and verifying you are running Python 3. Since each platform is a little different,

and Linux changes often, please visit the CircuitPython on Linux guide to get your computer

ready (https://adafru.it/BSN)!

Once that's done, from your command line run the following command:

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vl6180x

If your default Python is version 3 you may need to run 'pip' instead. Just make sure you aren't trying to use

CircuitPython on Python 2.x, it isn't supported!

CircuitPython & Python Usage

To demonstrate the usage of the sensor we'll initialize it and read the distance and more from the board's Python

REPL. Run the following code to import the necessary modules to initialize the I2C bus and sensor:

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-vl6180x-time-of-flight-micro-lidar-

distance-sensor-breakout

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