3 Rangefinders are devices used to measure Above Ground Altitude.
7 Current support of rangefinders in INAV is very limited. They are used only to:
9 * landing detection for multirotors
10 * automated landing support for fixed wings
11 * _Experimental_ terrain following (Surface) flight mode activated with _SURFACE_ and _ALTHOLD_ flight mode
15 Following rangefinders are supported:
17 * SRF10 - experimental
18 * INAV_I2C - is a simple [DIY rangefinder interface with Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-rangefinder). Can be used to connect when flight controller has no Trigger-Echo ports.
19 * VL53L0X - simple laser rangefinder usable up to 75cm
22 * TOF10120 - small & lightweight laser range sensor, usable up to 200cm
23 * TERARANGER EVO - 30cm to 600cm, depends on version https://www.terabee.com/sensors-modules/lidar-tof-range-finders/#individual-distance-measurement-sensors
24 * NRA15/NRA24 - experimental, UART version
27 NRA15/NRA24 from nanoradar use US-D1_V0 or NRA protocol, it depends which firmware you use. Radar can be set by firmware
28 to two different resolutions. See table below.
30 | Radar | Protocol | Resolution | Name in configurator |
31 |-------|----------|-----------------|----------------------|
32 | NRA15 | US-D1_V0 | 0-30m (+-4cm) | USD1_V0 |
33 | NRA15 | NRA | 0-30m (+-4cm) | NRA |
34 | NRA15 | NRA | 0-100m (+-10cm) | NRA |
35 | NRA24 | US-D1_V0 | 0-50m (+-4cm) | USD1_V0 |
36 | NRA24 | US-D1_V0 | 0-200m (+-10cm) | USD1_V0 |
37 | NRA24 | NRA | 0-50m (+-4cm) | NRA |
38 | NRA24 | NRA | 0-200m (+-10cm) | NRA |
43 I2C solutions like `VL53L0X` or `INAV_I2C` can be connected to I2C port and used as any other I2C device.
47 INAV does not support `HC-SR04` and `US-100`. No constrains for I2C like `VL53L0X` or `INAV_I2C`.