Introduction

CircuitPython driver for the Adafruit VCNL4200 Long Distance IR Proximity and Light Sensor

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle or individual libraries can be installed using circup.

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Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vcnl4200

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vcnl4200

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-vcnl4200

Installing to a Connected CircuitPython Device with Circup

Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment. Install it with the following command if necessary:

pip3 install circup

With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the following command to install:

circup install adafruit_vcnl4200

Or the following command to update an existing version:

circup update

Usage Example

import time
import board
import adafruit_vcnl4200

i2c = board.I2C()

# Initialize VCNL4200
sensor = adafruit_vcnl4020.Adafruit_VCNL4200(i2c)

while True:
    print(f"Proximity is: {sensor.proximity}")
    print(f"Ambient is: {sensor.lux}")
    time.sleep(0.1)

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

Table of Contents

Examples

API Reference

Tutorials

Adafruit VCNL4200 Learn Guide