Simple test

Ensure your device works with this simple test.

examples/apds9960_color_simpletest.py

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

import time
import board
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
from adafruit_apds9960 import colorutility

i2c = board.I2C()
apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_color = True


while True:
    # create some variables to store the color data in

    # wait for color data to be ready
    while not apds.color_data_ready:
        time.sleep(0.005)

    # get the data and print the different channels
    r, g, b, c = apds.color_data
    print("red: ", r)
    print("green: ", g)
    print("blue: ", b)
    print("clear: ", c)

    print("color temp {}".format(colorutility.calculate_color_temperature(r, g, b)))
    print("light lux {}".format(colorutility.calculate_lux(r, g, b)))
    time.sleep(0.5)

Gesture Example

Show how to use the device with simple gestures

examples/apds9960_gesture_simpletest.py

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

import board
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960

i2c = board.I2C()

apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_proximity = True
apds.enable_gesture = True

# Uncomment and set the rotation if depending on how your sensor is mounted.
# apds.rotation = 270 # 270 for CLUE

while True:
    gesture = apds.gesture()

    if gesture == 0x01:
        print("up")
    elif gesture == 0x02:
        print("down")
    elif gesture == 0x03:
        print("left")
    elif gesture == 0x04:
        print("right")

Proximity Example

Example showing proximity feature

examples/apds9960_proximity_simpletest.py

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

import board
import digitalio
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960

i2c = board.I2C()
int_pin = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
apds = APDS9960(i2c)

apds.enable_proximity = True
apds.proximity_interrupt_threshold = (0, 175)
apds.enable_proximity_interrupt = True

while True:
    # print the proximity reading when the interrupt pin goes low
    if not int_pin.value:
        print(apds.proximity)

        # clear the interrupt
        apds.clear_interrupt()

Color Example

Example showing how to get RGB values

examples/apds9960_color_simpletest.py

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

import time
import board
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
from adafruit_apds9960 import colorutility

i2c = board.I2C()
apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_color = True


while True:
    # create some variables to store the color data in

    # wait for color data to be ready
    while not apds.color_data_ready:
        time.sleep(0.005)

    # get the data and print the different channels
    r, g, b, c = apds.color_data
    print("red: ", r)
    print("green: ", g)
    print("blue: ", b)
    print("clear: ", c)

    print("color temp {}".format(colorutility.calculate_color_temperature(r, g, b)))
    print("light lux {}".format(colorutility.calculate_lux(r, g, b)))
    time.sleep(0.5)