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Light Ranger 4 click

Light Ranger 4 click is an accurate distance measurement Click board based on a ToF (Time of Flight) measurement principle.

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Click library

  • Author : Katarina Perendic
  • Date : okt 2019.
  • Type : I2C type

Software Support

We provide a library for the LightRanger4 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly form compilers IDE(recommended way), or downloaded from our LibStock, or found on mikroE github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for LightRanger4 Click driver.

Standard key functions :

Example key functions :

  • Function that checks whether the new data is ready for reading

    uint8_t lightranger4_new_data_ready ( lightranger4_t *ctx );

  • Function reads distance of the object in front of the sensor

    uint16_t lightranger4_get_distance ( lightranger4_t *ctx );

  • Function for starts power ON procedure

    void lightranger4_power_on ( lightranger4_t *ctx );

Examples Description

Demo application is used to shows basic controls LightRanger 4 click

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

Configuring clicks and log objects. Settings the click in the default configuration, adjusts the LONG mode (distance measurement up to 4 meters), sets the time budget and start measurement with the adjustment of inter measurements period.

void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );
// Click initialization.
LIGHTRANGER4_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
lightranger4_init( &lightranger4, &cfg );
lightranger4_power_on( &lightranger4 );
log_info( &logger, "--- Wait until the configuration of the chip is completed ---" );
lightranger4_default_cfg( &lightranger4 );
lightranger4_start_measurement( &lightranger4, 20 );
log_info( &logger, "--- Sensor start measurement ---" );
Delay_100ms( );
}

Application Task

Reads the distance of the object in front of the sensor and logs distance to USBUART every 500 ms.

void application_task ( void )
{
uint16_t distance;
uint8_t m_status;
// Task implementation.
while ( lightranger4_new_data_ready( &lightranger4 ) != 0 )
{
Delay_1ms();
}
distance = lightranger4_get_distance( &lightranger4 );
log_printf( &logger, "** Distance: %d mm \r\n", distance );
m_status = lightranger4_get_range_status( &lightranger4 );
switch ( m_status )
{
{
log_info( &logger, "Signal fail." );
break;
}
{
log_info( &logger, "Phase out of valid limits" );
break;
}
{
log_info( &logger, "Sigma Fail. " );
break;
}
{
log_info( &logger, "Wrap target fail." );
break;
}
{
log_info( &logger, "Target is below minimum detection threshold. " );
break;
}
}
Delay_ms( 500 );
}

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly form compilers IDE(recommneded) or found on LibStock page or mikroE GitHub accaunt.

Other mikroE Libraries used in the example:

  • MikroSDK.Board
  • MikroSDK.Log
  • Click.LightRanger4

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. The terminal available in all Mikroelektronika compilers, or any other terminal application of your choice, can be used to read the message.


lightranger4_get_range_status
uint8_t lightranger4_get_range_status(lightranger4_t *ctx)
Function reads range status.
lightranger4_cfg_t
Click configuration structure definition.
Definition: lightranger4.h:1526
lightranger4_init
LIGHTRANGER4_RETVAL lightranger4_init(lightranger4_t *ctx, lightranger4_cfg_t *cfg)
Initialization function.
application_task
void application_task(void)
Definition: main.c:73
lightranger4_get_distance
uint16_t lightranger4_get_distance(lightranger4_t *ctx)
Function reads distance of the object in front of the sensor.
LR4_DISTANCE_MODE_LONG
#define LR4_DISTANCE_MODE_LONG
Definition: lightranger4.h:1460
lightranger4_start_measurement
void lightranger4_start_measurement(lightranger4_t *ctx, uint32_t period_ms)
Functions for start measurement.
LIGHTRANGER4_MAP_MIKROBUS
#define LIGHTRANGER4_MAP_MIKROBUS(cfg, mikrobus)
Definition: lightranger4.h:52
LR4_MRESP_PHASE_OUT_OF_VALID_LIMITS
#define LR4_MRESP_PHASE_OUT_OF_VALID_LIMITS
Definition: lightranger4.h:1476
lightranger4_power_on
void lightranger4_power_on(lightranger4_t *ctx)
Function for starts power ON procedure.
LR4_MRESP_SIGNAL_FAIL
#define LR4_MRESP_SIGNAL_FAIL
Definition: lightranger4.h:1475
lightranger4_cfg_setup
void lightranger4_cfg_setup(lightranger4_cfg_t *cfg)
Config Object Initialization function.
lightranger4_set_distance_mode
uint8_t lightranger4_set_distance_mode(lightranger4_t *ctx, uint8_t mode)
Functions for sets distance measurement mode.
LR4_MRESP_WRAP_TARGET_FAIL
#define LR4_MRESP_WRAP_TARGET_FAIL
Definition: lightranger4.h:1478
application_init
void application_init(void)
Definition: main.c:37
lightranger4_default_cfg
LIGHTRANGER4_RETVAL lightranger4_default_cfg(lightranger4_t *ctx)
Click Default Configuration function.
lightranger4_new_data_ready
uint8_t lightranger4_new_data_ready(lightranger4_t *ctx)
Function that checks whether the new data is ready for reading.
LR4_MRESP_SIGMA_FAIL
#define LR4_MRESP_SIGMA_FAIL
Definition: lightranger4.h:1477
lightranger4_set_measurement_timing_budget
LIGHTRANGER4_RETVAL lightranger4_set_measurement_timing_budget(lightranger4_t *ctx, uint32_t budget_us)
Functions for sets measurement timing budget.
LR4_MRESP_MINIMUM_DETECTION_THRESHOLD
#define LR4_MRESP_MINIMUM_DETECTION_THRESHOLD
Definition: lightranger4.h:1479