Flow Breakout Board

Description

The Flow breakout board is used for motion tracking and can easily be connected to any robotics project or other design.

The motion of a surface, usually the ground, is measured and is reported as delta X and delta Y by the optical flow sensor. The absolute distance (Z) is measured by the Time of Flight ranging sensor. It comes with an Arduino library to easily read the movement data and has a large voltage range for IO and power supply.

The Flow breakout features the VL53L0x ToF sensor and the PMW3901 optical flow sensor.

Features

Fast, accurate distance ranging
Measures absolute range up to 2m
Measures movement in X/Y using optical sensor
Power supply and IO 3V - 5V compatible
Arduino library for easy usage
Minimum range for motion tracking is 80mm

Compatibility

Compatible with 3 to 5V system
Optical flow requires an SPI port
ToF ranger requires an I2C port

Technical Details

Dimensions    20mm x 26mm x 4mm
Weight    G.W 3.5g    N.W 2.7g
Battery    Exclude
VCC    3V to 5V
VL53L0x ToF sensor (I2C)
PMW3901 optical flow sensor (SPI)
Two M2 mounting holes

Part List

Flow breakout    1
10 pins male header    1