Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Motion.Apds9960

Apds9960
Status
Source code	GitHub
Datasheet(s)	GitHub
NuGet package

Code Example

Apds9960 sensor;

public MeadowApp()
{
    Console.WriteLine("Initializing...");

    // configure our sensor on the I2C Bus
    var i2c = Device.CreateI2cBus();
    sensor = new Apds9960(Device, i2c, Device.Pins.D00);
    
    // classical .NET events can also be used:
    sensor.Updated += (sender, result) => {
        Console.WriteLine($"  Ambient Light: {result.New.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux");
        Console.WriteLine($"  Color: {result.New.Color:N2}Lux");
    };

    //==== enable the features we want
    sensor.EnableLightSensor(false);

    //==== one-off read
    ReadConditions().Wait();

    // start updating continuously
    sensor.StartUpdating(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
}

protected async Task ReadConditions()
{
    var result = await sensor.Read();
    Console.WriteLine("Initial Readings:");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Ambient Light: {result.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Color: {result.Color:N2}Lux");
}

Sample project(s) available on GitHub