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Grove - Digital Light Sensor

SKU C000145 Barcode 101020030 Show more
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Original price €7,25 - Original price €7,25
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This module is based on the I2C light-to-digital converter TSL2561 to transform light intensity to a digital signal.

Overview

Different from traditional analog light sensor, as Grove - Light Sensor, this digital module features a selectable light spectrum range due to its dual light sensitive diodes: infrared and full spectrum.
You can choose among three detection modes when taking your readings. There is infrared mode, full spectrum and human visible mode. When running under the human visible mode, this sensor will give you readings within the range of light spectrum that the eye can pick up.

Features

  • Selectable detection modes

  • High resolution 16-Bit digital output at 400 kHz I2C Fast-Mode

  • Wide dynamic range: 0.1 - 40,000 LUX

  • Wide operating temperature range: -40°C to 85°C

  • Programmable interrupt function with User-Defined Upper and lower threshold settings


Tech specs

Specifications

Items

Min

Typical

Max

Unit

Supply voltage, VDD

3.3

5

5.1

V

Operating temperature

-30

\

70

SCL,SDA input low voltage

-0.5

\

0.8

V

SCL,SDA input high voltage

2.3

\

5.1

V

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