Merge pull request #34 from ArminJo/master

Improved examples

Author: AndyEngland521

examples/Example1_ReadDistance/Example1_ReadDistance.ino

@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ void setup(void)
 void loop(void)
 {
   distanceSensor.startRanging(); //Write configuration bytes to initiate measurement
+  while (!distanceSensor.checkForDataReady()) {
+    delay(1);
+  }
   int distance = distanceSensor.getDistance(); //Get the result of the measurement from the sensor
+  distanceSensor.clearInterrupt();
   distanceSensor.stopRanging();
 
   Serial.print("Distance(mm): ");

examples/Example2_SetDistanceMode/Example2_SetDistanceMode.ino

@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ void loop(void)
 {
   distanceSensor.startRanging(); //Write configuration bytes to initiate measurement
 
+  while (!distanceSensor.checkForDataReady()) {
+    delay(1);
+  }
   int distance = distanceSensor.getDistance(); //Get the result of the measurement from the sensor
-
+  distanceSensor.clearInterrupt();
+  
   distanceSensor.stopRanging();
 
   Serial.print("Distance(mm): ");

examples/Example3_StatusAndRate/Example3_StatusAndRate.ino

@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ void loop(void)
 {
   long startTime = millis();
   distanceSensor.startRanging(); //Write configuration block of 135 bytes to setup a measurement
+  while (!distanceSensor.checkForDataReady()) {
+    delay(1);
+  }
   int distance = distanceSensor.getDistance(); //Get the result of the measurement from the sensor
+  distanceSensor.clearInterrupt();
   distanceSensor.stopRanging();
   long endTime = millis();
 

examples/Example4_SetIntermeasurementPeriod/Example4_SetIntermeasurementPeriod.ino

@@ -32,17 +32,21 @@ void setup(void)
   Serial.println("VL53L1X Qwiic Test");
 
   if (distanceSensor.begin() == 0) //Begin returns 0 on a good init
-    Serial.println("Sensor online!");
+  Serial.println("Sensor online!");
 
-  distanceSensor.setIntermeasurementPeriod(40);
+  // Intermeasurement period must be >= timing budget. Default = 100 ms.
+  distanceSensor.setIntermeasurementPeriod(200);
   Serial.println(distanceSensor.getIntermeasurementPeriod());
+  distanceSensor.startRanging(); // Start only once (and do never call stop)
 }
 
 void loop(void)
 {
-  distanceSensor.startRanging(); //Write configuration bytes to initiate measurement
+  while (!distanceSensor.checkForDataReady()) {
+    delay(1);
+  }
   int distance = distanceSensor.getDistance(); //Get the result of the measurement from the sensor
-  distanceSensor.stopRanging();
+  distanceSensor.clearInterrupt();
 
   Serial.print("Distance(mm): ");
   Serial.print(distance);

examples/Example5_LCDDemo/Example5_LCDDemo.ino

@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ void loop(void)
 
   //Write configuration block of 135 bytes to setup a measurement
   distanceSensor.startRanging();
+  while (!distanceSensor.checkForDataReady()) {
+    delay(1);
+  }
   int distanceMM = distanceSensor.getDistance();
+  distanceSensor.clearInterrupt();
   distanceSensor.stopRanging();
 
   lastReading = millis();