SparkFun Ambient Light Sensor - VEML6030 (Qwiic)
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Read ambient illumination with the VEML6030 on this Qwiic board. Its sixteen-bit measurements span the stated lighting range, and programmable upper and lower thresholds can trigger a hardware interrupt. Power-saving settings provide another configuration option, allowing a host to respond to lighting events rather than continually polling for brightness changes.
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Review range, integration settings and optical placement for the intended lighting measurement.
SparkFun SKU: SEN-15436 · Category: Ambient light sensors
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