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title: "STM32 For Beginners [5]: Time of Flight Sensors"
date: 2024-10-09T00:36:00+03:00
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summary: "..."
author: "Rusted Skull"
series: ["STM32 For Beginners"]
tags: ["Embedded", "STM32"]
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Connection scheme:

| Sensor | Nucleo   |
|--------|----------|
| VIN    | 3V3      |
| GND    | GND      |
| SCL    | D5 (PB6) |
| SDA    | D4 (PB7) |
| GPIO1  | NC       |
| XSHUT  | D6 (PB1) |

Steps:
* Enable i2c1. Do not modify the pins or anything.
* Set PB1 as GPIO output.
* Under the "Project Manager" tab, go to "Code Generator", and put a checkmark next to "Generate peripheral initialization as a pair of '.c/.h files per peripheral" box.
* Save the .ioc file, generate code.

Driver link: https://gitlab.com/KevinAljas/vl53l1x-stm32-hal-driver