Checking Arduino capabillity for possible CNC lathe project

[Paul_B]

@SteveMann

I have NO idea why it's called a Time of Flight sensor

Because it is LIDAR? Measures how long the pulse takes to return? Rather than using parallax or interferometry.

Presumably.

@SteveMann

The whole system cost more than $1 million in 1980.

That was about when the IBM PC was invented.