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
 5import board
 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
10apds = APDS9960(i2c)
11
12apds.enable_proximity = True
13
14while True:
15    print(apds.proximity)
16    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
 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
10int_pin = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
11int_pin.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.UP)
12apds = APDS9960(i2c)
13
14# set the interrupt threshold to fire when proximity reading goes above 175
15apds.proximity_interrupt_threshold = (0, 175)
16
17# assert the interrupt pin when the proximity interrupt is triggered
18apds.enable_proximity_interrupt = True
19
20# enable the sensor's proximity engine
21apds.enable_proximity = True
22
23while True:
24    # print the proximity reading when the interrupt pin goes low
25    if not int_pin.value:
26        print(apds.proximity)
27
28        # clear the interrupt
29        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
 5from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
 6
 7i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
 8# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
 9
10apds = APDS9960(i2c)
11apds.enable_proximity = True
12apds.enable_gesture = True
13
14# Uncomment and set the rotation if depending on how your sensor is mounted.
15# apds.rotation = 270 # 270 for CLUE
16
17while True:
18    gesture = apds.gesture()
19
20    if gesture == 0x01:
21        print("up")
22    elif gesture == 0x02:
23        print("down")
24    elif gesture == 0x03:
25        print("left")
26    elif gesture == 0x04:
27        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
 5import board
 6from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
 7from adafruit_apds9960 import colorutility
 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
11apds = APDS9960(i2c)
12apds.enable_color = True
13
14
15while True:
16    # wait for color data to be ready
17    while not apds.color_data_ready:
18        time.sleep(0.005)
19
20    # get the data and print the different channels
21    r, g, b, c = apds.color_data
22    print("red: ", r)
23    print("green: ", g)
24    print("blue: ", b)
25    print("clear: ", c)
26
27    print("color temp {}".format(colorutility.calculate_color_temperature(r, g, b)))
28    print("light lux {}".format(colorutility.calculate_lux(r, g, b)))
29    time.sleep(0.5)