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In this video, I'm testing out the VL53L0x Time Of Flight sensor that optically measures distance with some IR laser to see if it will be a good option to use in future versions of my pellet level monitor. I designed the first one with an ultrasonic sensor and many of the comments suggested that I use this sensor instead. You can see the first video here:
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To test out the sensor, I first connected it to a NodeMCU board and used some Arduino code to get it to work, before I moved it to ESPHome for integration with Home Assistant.
In both cases, the sensor worked beautifully, so I will next try and create a standalone version of it that can also be used in case you are not using Home Assistant.
Tools and materials used in the video:
NodeMCU Development Board - s.click.aliexp...
NodeMCU with ESP32 - s.click.aliexp...
VL53L0x ToF Sensor - s.click.aliexp...
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Adafruit library for the VL53L0x sensor
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VL53L0x ESPHome Component:
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Time of Flight Sensor (VL53L0x) for Distance Measuring in ESPHome - Pellet Level Monitor Update
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