Do you plan to use I3C for any of your future projects? Will you look to use any advanced I3C features?

I3C has at least two features that will enhance our core ToF products. The first is the fact that I3C can change the target device addresses dynamically – this will simplify the design of a system that requires multiple ToF sensors. To change the address in a I2C-based, multi-ToF-sensor system, I need to use additional GPIOs of the MCU to select one-by-one the ToF sensor to change the address. Once ToF sensors support I3C, which I am sure they will do in the very near future, we will no longer need to use these extra GPIOs. The second I3C feature I look forward to using is in-band-interrupts, where interrupts are sent over I3C and do not require the use of separate GPIOs. This is very efficient and will allow me to further simplify the design of our solutions. An additional point is the enhanced data speed of I3C, as this will be important for multizone ToF sensors that support a matrix of detection zones, where the quantity of the data output is much bigger compared with single-zone sensors.

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