C program:
Python subscriber:
You can build the application from source using the following steps:
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Install ZeroMQ dependency
sudo apt install libczmq-dev -
Clone the repo and build
git clone https://github.com/74ls04/vl53lx-pi.git cd vl53lx-pi make vl53lx-pi -
Then you can run it using:
./bin/vl53lx-pi
To publish the data over the network on default port 5556 using histogram B data only, use the command:
./bin/vl53lx_pi --histogram=B
To start the application, you can use the vl53lx_pi executable. There are several things you can configure:
Usage: ./bin/vl53lx_pi [OPTION]...
Options:
-g, --histogram=NAME Show histogram data. A, B, or AB.
-c, --compact Enable compact mode.
-q, --quiet Disable debug messages.
-d, --distance-mode=MODE Set distance mode. SHORT, MEDIUM, or LONG.
-p, --port=NUMBER Set the port number for publishing data. Default 5556.
-m, --poll-period=MILLISECONDS Set device polling period in (ms). (Default=33).
-t, --timing-budget=MILLISECONDS Set VL53L3CX timing budget (8ms to 500ms). (Default=33).
-x, --xshut-pin=NUMBER Set GPIO pin for XSHUT (Default=4).
-a, --address=ADDRESS Set VL53L3CX I2C address.
-h, --help Print this help message.
To install, download the latest release from the releases page
wget http://RELEASE_NAME_URL.tar.gz
Extract the application to the install directory:
rm -rf /usr/local/vl53lx-pi && tar -C /usr/local -xzf RELEASE_NAME.tar.gz
Then add the application to the PATH environment variable:
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/vl53lx-pi' >> $HOME/.profile
You can make the changes immediately available by running:
source $HOME/.profile
Verify installation by running:
$ vl53lx-pi --help
To uninstall, run the command using sudo:
rm -rf /usr/local/vl53lx-pi
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