The Proximity 17 Click Board™ is based on the TMD2635, a miniature close-range proximity sensor module from AMS AG. The TMD2635 implements a 940nm infrared VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) factory calibrated for IR proximity response, alongside a digital I2C serial interface. The proximity detection feature provides object detection (e.g., close proximity) by photodiode detection of reflected IR energy sourced by the integrated VCSEL emitter. The proximity engine also features a wide range offset adjustment to compensate for unwanted IR energy reflection at the sensor. The results are further improved by automatic ambient light subtraction.
The TMD2635 does not require a specific Power-Up sequence but requires a supply voltage of 1.8V to work correctly. Therefore, a small regulating LDO is used, the MAX8511, providing a 1.8V out of both 5V and 3.3V mikroBUS™ power rails. Also, it can be shut down through software with a low standby current, allowing the power rails to remain powered at all times.
The Proximity 17 Click Board™ communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface with a maximum clock frequency of 400kHz, fully adjustable through software registers with a 14-bit proximity result stored in a PDATA register. Since the sensor for operation requires a power supply of 1.8V, this Click board™ also features the PCA9306 and SN74LVC1T45 voltage-level translators. The I2C interface bus lines are routed to the voltage-level translators allowing this Click board™ to work with both 3.3V and 5V MCUs properly. Also, it uses an interrupt pin, the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket, used for when an interrupt occurs to alert the system when proximity result crosses upper or lower threshold settings.
The Proximity 17 Click Board™ can operate with both 3.3V and 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, it is allowed for both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs to use the communication lines properly. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library that contains easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
| Type | Proximity |
| Applications | The Proximity 17 Click Board™ can be used for consumer and industrial applications |
| On-board modules | TMD2635 - miniature close-range proximity sensor module from ams AG |
| Key Features | Low power consumption, enables superior proximity detection, integrated factory calibrated 940nm IR VCSEL, crosstalk and ambient light cancellation, dual photodiode architecture, shutdown and interrupt feature, and more |
| Interface | I2C |
| Compatibility | mikroBUS |
| Click board size | S (28.6 x 25.4 mm) |
| Input Voltage | 3.3V or 5V |
This table shows how the pinout of the Proximity 17 Click Board™ corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
| Notes | Pin |  |
Pin | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 1 | AN | PWM | 16 | NC | ||
| NC | 2 | RST | INT | 15 | INT | Interrupt | |
| NC | 3 | CS | RX | 14 | NC | ||
| NC | 4 | SCK | TX | 13 | NC | ||
| NC | 5 | MISO | SCL | 12 | SCL | I2C Clock | |
| NC | 6 | MOSI | SDA | 11 | SDA | I2C Data | |
| Power Supply | 3.3V | 7 | 3.3V | 5V | 10 | 5V | Power Supply |
| Ground | GND | 8 | GND | GND | 9 | GND | Ground |
| Label | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1 | PWR | - | Power LED Indicator |
| JP1 | VCC SEL | Left | Logic Level Voltage Selection 3V3/5V: Left position 3V3, Right position 5V |
| Description | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximity 17 Click | 3.3 | - | 5 | V |
| Wavelenght | - | 940 | - | nm |
| Operating Temperature Range | -30 | +25 | +85 | °C |
We provide a library for the Proximity 17 Click Board™ as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
The package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio The package Manager (recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on MikroE Github account.
This library contains API for the Proximity 17 Click Board™ driver.
Key functions
proximity17_get_int_pin This function returns the INT pin logic state.
proximity17_read_proximity This function reads the raw proximity data. The higher the value, the closer the detected object is.
proximity17_soft_reset This function executes the defice software reset command.
This example demonstrates the use of the Proximity 17 Click Board™ by reading and displaying the proximity data on the USB UART.
void application_task ( void )
{
uint16_t proximity;
if ( PROXIMITY17_OK == proximity17_read_proximity ( &proximity17, &proximity ) )
{
log_printf ( &logger, " Proximity: %urnn", proximity );
Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio The package Manager (recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on MikroE Github account.
Other MikroE Libraries used in the example:
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need a USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.
The Proximity 17 Click Board™ is supported with mikroSDK - MikroElektronika Software Development Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant Click board™ demo applications, mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for the compiler you are using.
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This board features the TMD2635, a miniature proximity sensor module from AMS AG. The TMD2635 features advanced proximity measurement in a tiny and thin optical land grid array module that incorporates a 940nm infrared vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (IR VCSEL) factory calibrated for IR proximity response. It also offers advanced crosstalk noise cancellation through a wide range of offset adjustments through a digital fast-mode I2C interface to compensate for unwanted IR energy reflection at the sensor. This Click board™ is suitable for consumer and industrial applications.
The Proximity 17 Click Board™ is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that simplify software development. This Click board™ comes as a fully tested product, ready to be used on a system equipped with the mikroBUS™ socket.