Mouser Electronics Now Shipping ams TMF8801-EVM Eval Kit for ToF Distance Sensing

September 8, 2020 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the TMF8801-EVM evaluation kit from ams. The TMF8801-EVM allows engineers to evaluate the operation of the ams TMF8801 1D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor for applications such as smartphones, industrial robotics, and autonomous appliances.

The ams TMF8801-EVM, available from Mouser Electronics, includes a ToF sensor enclosure and sample glass, USB type A to micro-USB cable, USB flash drive with EVM GUI software, and EVM documentation.

The onboard TMF8801 ToF sensor offers highly accurate depth accuracy detection through a sub-nanosecond light pulse and an anti-aliasing "stop-watch" method to measure round-trip time of the pulse. The TMF8801 provides single-zone detection of an object irrespective of the color, reflectivity, and texture. This single module with VCSEL emitter offers high dynamic range and detection sensing measurements with a 20 mm to 2500 mm distance range. This device utilizes highly sensitive single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detection with fast compact time-to-digital converters to make highly accurate distance measurements within ±5 percent and is capable of operation in both dark environments and in the presence of sunlight.

At just 2.2 mm × 3.6 mm × 1.0 mm, the TMF8801 is more than 30 percent smaller than other ToF sensors on the market, making it ideal for compact, space-constrained designs in applications such as laser detect auto-focus (LDAF), presence detection, industrial ranging, object and collision avoidance, fast ranging navigation detection, and inventory control.

For more information on the ams TMF8801 sensor, go to https://www.mouser.com/new/ams/ams-tmf8801-sensor/. To learn more about the ams TMF8801-EVM evaluation kit, visit https://www.mouser.com/new/ams/ams-tmf8801-evm-eval-kit/.

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ams is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced sensor solutions and analog ICs. The company's mission is to shape the world with sensor solutions by providing a seamless interface between humans and technology. ams' high-performance analog products drive applications requiring extreme precision, dynamic range, sensitivity, and ultra-low power consumption. Products include sensors, sensor interfaces, power management and wireless ICs for consumer, communications, industrial, medical, and automotive markets.

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