V053LX01 As trigger sensor for Staircase Mod

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Hi question about the animated staircase project.

A few years ago I already wrote my own code for stairs light similar like this mod, but these days WLed offers much more options :slight_smile: so I am looking to migrate to WLed

For the triggering sensors, I am using two I2C V53L0X Laser range sensors for top and bottom. Did anyone use these, and perhaps already modified/included this in the usermod?

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You may want to talk to usermod creators.
Find their address on Github or use PRs to communicate.

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This may com in handy if you want to tackle yourself.

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Thanks, as mentioned, I do have my own code running it. I am just curious if some already used it for WLed for the staircase mod ( re-invent the wheel thingā€¦)

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I tried to get helpā€¦

So, if you have the time, help if you can.

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Iā€™ve tried to use this mod as well, but I stepped away from it. The sensor gave unreliable readings causing the light to randomly go on/off or dim. Might be the V53L0X library or maybe my sensor hardware. Havenā€™t got the time to dig into it.

What is your use of 2 sensors if I may ask? do you need to use 2 sensors in ā€˜parallelā€™ or 2 sensors to do 2 different things?

-Edit. Sorry just ready the topic. Youā€™re requested it for the staircase mod.

I am looking into it, will have a go at it in two weeks (have some spare time). Mind you I am not a programming whizzkid, itā€™s more a hobby for me.

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As it is for me. :wink:

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So in the end got it up and running. Not with the Adafruit library, but with pololuā€™s oneā€¦
Iā€™ve tried it on a Lolin C3 (this is not an easy device to use. There seems to be some hardware issues with the antenna). It Might be a bit buggy, my coding skills are very basic.

It needs the pololu/VL53L0X @ ^1.3.0 library to be included when building this.

For those interested you can find it here; https://github.com/martin072/WLED/tree/main/usermods/Animated_Staircase

@blazoncek Maybe you can integrate the changes into your version to make it standard available.

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Took a look. Seems straightforward.
If you make a PR (create a separate branch first for which you may need to undo commit) Iā€™ll be able to slightly modify your code.

Check the Wiki how to properly create a PR.

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thanks for sharing @martin072 . Iā€™m trying to test your version. just need to configure the xshut pins? Where do you connect the SCL and SDA pins of the VL53L0X sensor?

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I2C as per default pins. Havenā€™t had much time to work on it anymore. Also note I tried it with an EPS32, not sure if it works with an ESP8266

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I have successfully compiled but donā€™t know how to connect with esp32 mini, please guide, thanks a lot