This project helps to build and use the VL53L0X API (provided by ST Microelectronics) on Raspberry Pi.
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Download the sources of the api on the ST Microelectronics, they are not provided in this repo (I didn't read their license yet, I do not want get in trouble by distributing their code). http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/embedded-software/proximity-sensors-software/stsw-img005.html
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Extract the API source code somewhere on your computer.
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You will only need the Api subfolder and its content. The makefile expects the folder structure to be:
API_DIR
|_Api
|_core
|_inc
|_src
|_platform
|_inc
|_src
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If your are cross compiling on another platform, follow "INSTALL THE TOOLCHAIN" before attempting to compile here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/kernel/building.md
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To compile the lib directly on your raspberry pi:
API_DIR=path/to/the/api/dir make- If you are cross compiling it would be:
API_DIR=path/to/the/api/dir CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make- Next, compile the example programs. Again, on a raspberry pi:
API_DIR=path/to/the/api/dir make examples- If you cross compile:
API_DIR=path/to/the/api/dir CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make examples- If you did cross compile, copy the examples programs from the bin folder to your Raspberry Pi. Otherwise just navigate to the bin folder on your raspberry pi and execute:
./vl53l0x_ContinuousRanging_example
or
./vl53l0x_SingleRanging_Long_Range_Example
- run the one of the example programs and enjoy!
Note : I know there are kernel driver sources in the API sources, I don't want to use it because it is easier to compil/debug/test/install... a userspace program than a kernel module (high perf is not necessary here).
