Pmod ToF: Time of Flight Sensor

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            Pmod ToF: Time of Flight Sensor
                    Digilent enables optical distance sensing at low power
    

Digilent's Pmod ToF is a sensor that enables optical distance sensing at low power. The on-chip digital signal processor on Renesas' ISL29501 calculates the time it takes for light emitted by the ToF to travel to the target and back, which is proportional to the distance to the target. The Pmod ToF can measure distances of up to five meters.

The Pmod ToF operates using the principle of square wave modulated indirect time of flight (SWM-ITOF) in the frequency domain and obtains distance measurements from the phase shift. An external emitter (LED) and detector performs the sensing.

FPGA Demos/Projects

Adding a Hierarchical Block to a Vivado IPI Design

This guide walks through the process of adding support for the Pmod ToF Library to an existing Vivado project targeting any FPGA board with a Pmod connector

Pmod ToF Hierarchical Block Library
Zybo Z7-20 Pmod ToF Demo User Guide
Add Time of Flight Sensor to Arduino Due

Features

Renesas ISL29501
Optimized low-power modes
Enables proximity detection and distance measurement
16-bit resolution

Onboard EEPROM to save the calibrations
6-pin Pmod connector with I²C interface
Pass-through Pmod host port for daisy-chaining

Applications

Mobile consumer applications
Industrial proximity sensing

Power management
Home automation