Proximity sensors
Understand your surroundings using our high-speed high-resolution AFE for time-of-flight (ToF)-based proximity and distance sensing
Our proximity sensing products, tools and development kits enable the next generation of optical-sensing systems such as factory automation, building automation, appliances and more. Our devices allow for full customization of every aspect of your design using our ToF chipsets in your long-range distance measurements, obstacle detection or avoidance applications.
Why choose our proximity and distance sensors?
System design flexibility
Detect near and far objects of various shapes, sizes, colors, materials and reflectivity levels in a wide or narrow field of view (FoV)
Precision distance measurements
Accurately detect objects with a 3mm resolution at a range of 3cm to 15m
Target localization
Determine object distance and direction using up to three sensing zones
Technical resources
TI Precision Labs (TIPL) time-of-flight (ToF) training series
Introduction to Time-of-Flight Long Range Proximity and Distance Sensor System (Rev. B)
How to select the right proximity sensor technology
Discover featured applications
Enable obstacle detection and avoidance for automatic guided vehicles using our proximity sensors
Our optical time-of-flight proximity sensors allow you to implement obstacle detection and avoidance for vehicle landing navigation and obstruction notification.
Benefits:
- Flexible field of view enables full system customization.
- Immunity to target color or reflectivity ensures comprehensive environmental sensing.
- Ambient light cancellation up to 130kLux.
Featured resources
- TIDA-010077 – Obstacle, cliff detection and stuck prevention all-in-one reference design for robotic applications
- TIDA-010021 – Wide-range (120° FoV at 1.6 meters) proximity sensing reference design with immunity to sunlight
- OPT3101 – ToF-based long-range proximity and distance sensor analog front end (AFE)
- OPT3101EVM – OPT3101 ToF-based long-range proximity and distance sensor AFE evaluation module
- From Zero to Hero: Time-of-Flight (ToF) – Video series
- Introduction to Time-of-Flight Long Range Proximity and Distance Sensor System (Rev. B) – Application note
- OPT3101ESTIMATOR-SW – OPT3101 system estimator tool
- OPT3101CONFIG-SW – OPT3101 configurator tool
- OPT3101-SDK – OPT3101 software development kit (SDK)
Take high-precision long-range distance measurements across multiple zones
High-precision measurements over long-range applications enable a better system understanding of the environment.
Benefits:
- 4kHz sample rate enables precise measurements in high-speed systems.
- Maintains resolution down to a few millimeters while keeping long-range targets.
- Immunity to target color or reflectivity ensures comprehensive environmental sensing.
- Ambient light cancellation up to 130kLux.
Featured resources
- TIDA-010021 – Wide-range (120° FoV at 1.6 meters) proximity sensing reference design with immunity to sunlight
- TIDA-010077 – Obstacle, cliff detection and stuck prevention all-in-one reference design for robotic applications
- OPT3101EVM – OPT3101 ToF-based long-range proximity and distance sensor AFE evaluation module
- Accurate distance measurements with a highly integrated ToF position sensor – Application brief
- Accurate Measurements with OPT3101 – Application brief
- OPT3101ESTIMATOR-SW – OPT3101 system estimator tool
- OPT3101CONFIG-SW – OPT3101 configurator tool
- OPT3101-SDK – OPT3101 software development kit (SDK)
Authorize your system to wake up, turn off, go to sleep or take other actions based on the presence-detection feature of our proximity sensors
Make your system smarter and more efficient by enabling actions based on presence detection in ATMs, kiosks, printers and other portable applications.
Benefits:
- 4,000 frames-per-second sample rate enables reliable detection of fast-moving targets.
- Adaptive high dynamic range enables automatic change for both low and high power levels.
- Suitable for outdoor environments; unaffected by environmental changes such as high temperature, humidity or fluctuating air pressure.
- Immunity to target color or reflectivity ensures comprehensive environmental sensing.
Featured resources
- TIDA-010077 – Obstacle, cliff detection and stuck prevention all-in-one reference design for robotic applications
- TIDA-010021 – Wide-range (120° FoV at 1.6 meters) proximity sensing reference design with immunity to sunlight
- OPT3101 – ToF-based long-range proximity and distance sensor analog front end (AFE)
- OPT3101EVM – OPT3101 ToF-based long-range proximity and distance sensor AFE evaluation module
- From Zero to Hero: Time-of-Flight (ToF) – Video series
- Introduction to Time-of-Flight Long Range Proximity and Distance Sensor System (Rev. B) – Application note
- OPT3101ESTIMATOR-SW – OPT3101 system estimator tool
- OPT3101CONFIG-SW – OPT3101 configurator tool
- OPT3101-SDK – OPT3101 software development kit (SDK)
Design & development resources
OPT3101 system estimator tool
The OPT3101 system estimator tool analyzes the performance of the OPT3101, which is a time-of-flight (ToF)-based, long-range proximity and distance sensor analog front end (AFE). The tool determines if the OPT3101 is able to meet design requirements under various conditions.
OPT3101 software development kit (SDK)
The OPT3101 software development kit (SDK) provides a C++ library of functions to control and calibrate systems using the OPT3101, which is a time-of-flight (ToF)-based, long-range proximity and distance sensor analog front end (AFE).
OPT3101 configurator tool
The OPT3101 time-of-flight (ToF) analog front end (AFE) configurator tool is an offline graphical user interface (GUI) for customizing the configuration of the OPT3101, which is a ToF-based, long-range proximity and distance sensor AFE. OPT3101CONFIG-SW provides a high level of (...)