Using the AS7341 with Arduino is a simple matter of wiring up the sensor to your Arduino-compatible microcontroller, installing the Adafruit AS7341 library we've written, and running the provided example code.
I2C Wiring
Use this wiring if you want to connect via I2C interface. The I2C address for the AS7341 is 0x39
Here is how to wire up the sensor using one of the STEMMA QT connectors. The examples show a Metro but wiring will work the same for an Arduino or other compatible board.
- Connect board VIN (red wire) to Arduino 5V if you are running a 5V board Arduino (Uno, etc.). If your board is 3V, connect to that instead.
- Connect board GND (black wire) to Arduino GND
- Connect board SCL (yellow wire) to Arduino SCL
- Connect board SDA (blue wire) to Arduino SDA
Here is how to wire the sensor to a board using a solderless breadboard:
- Connect board VIN (red wire) to Arduino 5V if you are running a 5V board Arduino (Uno, etc.). If your board is 3V, connect to that instead.
- Connect board GND (black wire) to Arduino GND
- Connect board SCL (yellow wire) to Arduino SCL
- Connect board SDA (blue wire) to Arduino SDA
Library Installation
You can install the Adafruit AS7341 library for Arduino using the Library Manager in the Arduino IDE.
Click the Manage Libraries ... menu item, search for Adafruit AS7341, and select the Adafruit AS7341 library:
Follow the same process for the Adafruit BusIO library.
After opening the demo file, upload to your Arduino wired up to the sensor. Once you upload the code, you will see the raw readings for each light frequency band being printed when you open the Serial Monitor (Tools->Serial Monitor) at 115200 baud, similar to this:
/* This example will read all channels from the AS7341 and print out reported values */
#include <Adafruit_AS7341.h>
Adafruit_AS7341 as7341;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// Wait for communication with the host computer serial monitor
while (!Serial) {
delay(1);
}
if (!as7341.begin()){
Serial.println("Could not find AS7341");
while (1) { delay(10); }
}
as7341.setATIME(100);
as7341.setASTEP(999);
as7341.setGain(AS7341_GAIN_256X);
}
void loop() {
// Read all channels at the same time and store in as7341 object
if (!as7341.readAllChannels()){
Serial.println("Error reading all channels!");
return;
}
// Print out the stored values for each channel
Serial.print("F1 415nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_415nm_F1));
Serial.print("F2 445nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_445nm_F2));
Serial.print("F3 480nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_480nm_F3));
Serial.print("F4 515nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_515nm_F4));
Serial.print("F5 555nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_555nm_F5));
Serial.print("F6 590nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_590nm_F6));
Serial.print("F7 630nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_630nm_F7));
Serial.print("F8 680nm : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_680nm_F8));
Serial.print("Clear : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_CLEAR));
Serial.print("Near IR : ");
Serial.println(as7341.getChannel(AS7341_CHANNEL_NIR));
Serial.println("");
}
