Broadcom Time-of-Flight sensors
Broadcom - smart sensing with innovative optical technology
Broadcom has a range of unique optical sensors for smart sensing in medical, industrial, automotive, biomedical and scientific research applications.
The range of products includes Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors for distance & motion measurement and IR LEDs for light curtains for sensing applications.
Time-of-Flight 3D multi-pixel sensor family for distance and motion measurement
Optical distance measurement has a variety of uses in industrial applications. For years, Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors have been used in measurement and monitoring tasks in factory automation and production. There have been new use cases for optical distance measurement that require precise 3D information and extended range like Drones or AMR/AGV.
Multi-pixel distance and motion measurement sensor IC technology, based on the optical Time-of-Flight principle.
- The AFBR-S50 is a multi-pixel, optical distance and motion measurement sensor module based on the indirect Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle
- The sensors contain an integrated laser source, an optical receiver array and lenses for beam collimation
Features
- Very fast measurement rates of up to 3 kHz
- Operation up to 200 kLux
- Multipixel for 3D motion detection
- Integrated calibrated clock source
- Accuracy error typically below ± 1%
- Unambiguous range up to 100m in 2f mode
- Reference pixel for system health monitoring
- Laser Class 1 eye safe ready
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Time-of-Flight technology
Phase shift measurement
Multipixel sensor
Ambient light supression
Broadcom ToF Sensor
AFBR-S50 sensor advantages
- Immune to ambient light and other optical signals
- Integrated Laser light source (850nm/680nm)
- High integration level
- Distance range 0.01 – 30m
- Accuracy better than 1%
- Multi pixel option (1-32 pixels)
- Works well on all surface conditions
- Up to 3kHz frame rate
- Laser class 1 (eye safe)
- Reference pixel for system health monitoring
Target applications in industry
- Industrial sensing
- Presence detection
- Movement – speed/direction
- Gesture sensing in HMI
- Robotics - collision avoidance
- Camera focus/surveillance
- Alignment functions
- Level check
- Parking sensor
- Drones
- AMR/AGV
| TOF Sensor | AFBR-S50MV85G | AFBR-S50LV85D | AFBR-S50MV68B | AFBR-S50MV85I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Range (black) | Medium: 10m | Long: 30m | Medium: 10m | Med-Short: 5m |
| Application | Distance and Direction | Single Spot long range | Visible Spot | Surveillance |
| Laser Light Source | 850nm (IR) | 850nm (IR) | 680nm (red) | 850nm (IR) |
| Res. / Pixel | 1.55°x1.55° | 1.55°x1.55° | 1.55°x1.55° | 1.55°x1.55° |
| Beam Divergence Tx | 4°x4° | < 2°x2° | < 1°x1° | 13° x 6° |
| 2D Spot Shape | Circular | Circular | Circular | Rectangular |
| Tx spot size at 1m distance | 7cm x 7cm | 3.5cm x 3.5cm | 1.75cm x 1.75cm | 23cm x 10.5cm |
| Rx Spot at 1m distance | 2.7cm x 2.7cm | 2.7cm x 2.7cm | 2.7cm x 2.7cm | 2.7cm x 2.7cm |
| Field of view | < 12.4°x6.2° | < 1.55°x3.1° | 1.55°x1.55° | 12.4°x6.2° |
| Illuminated pixels | 7-16 (32) | 1-3 (32) | 1 (32) | 32 |
| Drop in compatible | x | x | x | x |
| Weight | 0.76g | 0.76g | 0.76g | 0.76g |
| TOF sensor eval-kit | AFBR-S50MV85G-EK | AFBR-S50LV85D-EK | AFBR-S50MV68B-EK | AFBR-S50MV85I-EK |
| Download datasheet |  AFBR-S50MV85G-DS105 | AFBR-S50LV85D-EK | AFBR-S50MV68B-EK | AFBR-S50MV85I-EK |
| Shop your parts | Buy nowAFBR-S50MV85G / AFBR-S50MV85G-EK | Buy nowAFBR-S50LV85D / AFBR-S50LV85D-EK | Buy nowAFBR-S50MV68B / AFBR-S50MV68B-EK | Buy nowAFBR-S50MV85I / AFBR-S50MV85I-EK |
