Simple test

Ensure your device works with this simple test.

examples/apds9960_simpletest.py
 1# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
 2# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 3
 4import time
 5
 6import board
 7
 8from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
 9
10i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
11# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
12apds = APDS9960(i2c)
13
14apds.enable_proximity = True
15
16while True:
17    print(apds.proximity)
18    time.sleep(0.2)

Proximity Example

Example illustrating proximity detection

examples/apds9960_proximity_simpletest.py
 1# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
 2# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 3
 4import board
 5import digitalio
 6
 7from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
 8
 9i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
10# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
11int_pin = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
12int_pin.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP)
13apds = APDS9960(i2c)
14
15# set the interrupt threshold to fire when proximity reading goes above 175
16apds.proximity_interrupt_threshold = (0, 175)
17
18# assert the interrupt pin when the proximity interrupt is triggered
19apds.enable_proximity_interrupt = True
20
21# enable the sensor's proximity engine
22apds.enable_proximity = True
23
24while True:
25    # print the proximity reading when the interrupt pin goes low
26    if not int_pin.value:
27        print(apds.proximity)
28
29        # clear the interrupt
30        apds.clear_interrupt()

Gesture Example

Example illustrating gesture detection

examples/apds9960_gesture_simpletest.py
 1# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
 2# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 3
 4import board
 5
 6from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
 7
 8i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
 9# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
10
11apds = APDS9960(i2c)
12apds.enable_proximity = True
13apds.enable_gesture = True
14
15# Uncomment and set the rotation if depending on how your sensor is mounted.
16# apds.rotation = 270 # 270 for CLUE
17
18while True:
19    gesture = apds.gesture()
20
21    if gesture == 0x01:
22        print("up")
23    elif gesture == 0x02:
24        print("down")
25    elif gesture == 0x03:
26        print("left")
27    elif gesture == 0x04:
28        print("right")

Color Example

Example illustrating color detection

examples/apds9960_color_simpletest.py
 1# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
 2# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 3
 4import time
 5
 6import board
 7
 8from adafruit_apds9960 import colorutility
 9from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
10
11i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
12# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
13apds = APDS9960(i2c)
14apds.enable_color = True
15
16
17while True:
18    # wait for color data to be ready
19    while not apds.color_data_ready:
20        time.sleep(0.005)
21
22    # get the data and print the different channels
23    r, g, b, c = apds.color_data
24    print("red: ", r)
25    print("green: ", g)
26    print("blue: ", b)
27    print("clear: ", c)
28
29    print(f"color temp {colorutility.calculate_color_temperature(r, g, b)}")
30    print(f"light lux {colorutility.calculate_lux(r, g, b)}")
31    time.sleep(0.5)