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Illuminance click

‍Illuminance Click is a compact add-on board that mimics how humans perceive light. This board features ams AG’s TSL2583, a very-high sensitivity light-to-digital converter that transforms light intensity to a digital signal output capable of the direct I2C interface. It combines one broadband photodiode (visible plus infrared) and one infrared-responding photodiode on a single CMOS integrated circuit capable of providing a near-photopic response over an effective 16-bit dynamic range (16-bit resolution).

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Click library

  • Author : Stefan Filipovic
  • Date : Jun 2023.
  • Type : I2C type

Software Support

We provide a library for the Illuminance Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

‍This library contains API for Illuminance Click driver.

Standard key functions :

Example key functions :

  • illuminance_set_atime This function sets the timing register for the selected integration time.
    err_t illuminance_set_atime ( illuminance_t *ctx, float atime_ms );
    err_t illuminance_set_atime(illuminance_t *ctx, float atime_ms)
    Illuminance set atime function.
  • illuminance_set_gain This function sets the gain level.
    err_t illuminance_set_gain ( illuminance_t *ctx, uint8_t gain );
    err_t illuminance_set_gain(illuminance_t *ctx, uint8_t gain)
    Illuminance set gain function.
  • illuminance_read_raw_data This function checks if the data is ready and then reads the raw ADC data from two channels.
    err_t illuminance_read_raw_data ( illuminance_t *ctx, uint16_t *ch_0, uint16_t *ch_1 );
    err_t illuminance_read_raw_data(illuminance_t *ctx, uint16_t *ch_0, uint16_t *ch_1)
    Illuminance read raw data function.

Example Description

‍This example demonstrates the use of Illuminance click board by reading and displaying the RAW channels data measurements.

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

‍Initializes the driver and performs the click default configuration.

void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
illuminance_cfg_t illuminance_cfg;
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
illuminance_cfg_setup( &illuminance_cfg );
ILLUMINANCE_MAP_MIKROBUS( illuminance_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == illuminance_init( &illuminance, &illuminance_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
if ( ILLUMINANCE_ERROR == illuminance_default_cfg ( &illuminance ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
#define ILLUMINANCE_MAP_MIKROBUS(cfg, mikrobus)
MikroBUS pin mapping.
Definition illuminance.h:179
@ ILLUMINANCE_ERROR
Definition illuminance.h:230
void application_init(void)
Definition main.c:30

Application Task

‍Waits for the data ready interrupt, then reads the RAW channels data measurements

and displays the results on the USB UART. By default, the data ready interrupt triggers upon every ADC cycle which will be performed every 200ms.

void application_task ( void )
{
if ( !illuminance_get_int_pin ( &illuminance ) )
{
uint16_t ch0 = 0;
uint16_t ch1 = 0;
if ( ILLUMINANCE_OK == illuminance_read_raw_data ( &illuminance, &ch0, &ch1 ) )
{
log_printf ( &logger, " CH0: %u\r\n", ch0 );
log_printf ( &logger, " CH1: %u\r\n\n", ch1 );
}
}
}
uint8_t illuminance_get_int_pin(illuminance_t *ctx)
Illuminance get int pin function.
@ ILLUMINANCE_OK
Definition illuminance.h:229
void application_task(void)
Definition main.c:66

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

  • MikroSDK.Board
  • MikroSDK.Log
  • Click.Illuminance

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.