adafruit-circuitpython-tsl2561 3.3.16

CircuitPython library for TSL2561 Light Sensor.

Introduction

CircuitPython driver for TSL2561 Light Sensor.

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython

• Bus Device

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-tsl2561

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-tsl2561

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-tsl2561

Usage Example

>>> import board
>>> import busio
>>> i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
>>> import adafruit_tsl2561
>>> tsl = adafruit_tsl2561.TSL2561(i2c)
>>> tsl.lux
3294.37

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.