Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: VL53L1X
Version: 0.0.4
Summary: vl53l1x distance sensor driver for Raspberry Pi
Home-page: https://github.com/pimoroni/vl53l1x-python
Maintainer: Phil Howard
Maintainer-email: phil@pimoroni.com
Requires: smbus2
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# vl53l1x-python

Python library for the VL53L1X Laser Ranger.

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/vl53l1x-breakout

# Installing

```
sudo pip install smbus2
sudo pip install vl53l1x
```

# Usage

```python
import VL53L1X

tof = VL53L1X.VL53L1X(i2c_bus=1, i2c_address=0x29)
tof.open() # Initialise the i2c bus and configure the sensor
tof.start_ranging(1) # Start ranging, 1 = Short Range, 2 = Medium Range, 3 = Long Range
distance_in_mm = tof.get_distance() # Grab the range in mm
tof.stop_ranging() # Stop ranging
```

See examples for more advanced usage.

0.0.4
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* Enhancement: support for tca9548a, for #13
* Enhancement: support for i2c address change, for #14
* Enhancement: support for setting timing budget, for #16
* Synced API code with latest release from ST


0.0.3
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* Fix: Use i2c_bus param for use with alternate buses/soft i2c

0.0.2
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* Improved search for .so file to pick up arch-specific files

0.0.1
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* Initial release
