ams OSRAM TMF8820/21/28 Multizone Time-of-Flight Sensor comes in a single modular package with associated vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). The direct-time-of-flight (dToF) device is based on single-photon avalanche diode array (SPAD), time-to-digital converter (TDC), and histogram technology and achieves a 5-meter detection range. Due to its lens on the SPAD, it supports 3x3, 4x4, 3x6, and 8x8 multizone output data and a very wide, dynamically adjustable field of view. A multi-lens array (MLA) inside the package above the VCSEL widens up the field of illumination (FoI). All raw data processing is performed on-chip, and the TMF8820/21/28 from ams OSRAM provides distance information and confidence values on its I2C interface.
