Hi, John.
We have tested our VL53L8CX carrier with SPI on several controllers and confirmed that it works, including with an ST Nucleo-F411RE running the CubeIDE_F401RE_Example_SPI code from the ULD API:
Our carrier board is intended to let people use the sensor with 3.3V and 5V controllers, and it was never intended to work at lower voltages. (The PI4ULS3V204 doesn’t seem to go up to 5V, and it’s not available in an 8-channel version, which is why we chose the NXS0108.)
Kevin