- Connect Metro or Arduino 5V to board VIN
- Connect Metro or Arduino GND to board GND
- Connect Metro or Arduino SCL to board SCL
- Connect Metro or Arduino SDA to board SDA
The final results should resemble the illustration above, showing an Adafruit Metro development board.
Installation
You can install the Adafruit VCNL4040 Library for Arduino using the Library Manager in the Arduino IDE:
Click the Manage Libraries ... menu item, search for Adafruit VCNL4040, and select the Adafruit VCNL4040 library:
Then follow the same process for the Adafruit BusIO library.
Load Example
Open up File -> Examples -> Adafruit VCNL4040 -> vcnl4040_test and upload to your Arduino wired up to the sensor.
Upload the sketch to your board and open up the Serial Monitor (Tools->Serial Monitor) at 115200 baud. You should see the the values for the current configuration settings printed on startup, followed by readings for ambient light, proximity levels, and raw white light readings similar to this:
You can place your hand close to the sensor to see the proximity value change, and to see the ambient light levels change you can either cover the sensor or shine a light at it.
Example Code
The following code is part of the standard library and illustrates the basic function of sensing light levels and measuring proximity:
#include <Adafruit_VCNL4040.h>
Adafruit_VCNL4040 vcnl4040 = Adafruit_VCNL4040();
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// Wait until serial port is opened
while (!Serial) { delay(1); }
Serial.println("Adafruit VCNL4040 Config demo");
if (!vcnl4040.begin()) {
Serial.println("Couldn't find VCNL4040 chip");
while (1);
}
Serial.println("Found VCNL4040 chip");
//vcnl4040.setProximityLEDCurrent(VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_200MA);
Serial.print("Proximity LED current set to: ");
switch(vcnl4040.getProximityLEDCurrent()) {
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_50MA: Serial.println("50 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_75MA: Serial.println("75 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_100MA: Serial.println("100 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_120MA: Serial.println("120 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_140MA: Serial.println("140 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_160MA: Serial.println("160 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_180MA: Serial.println("180 mA"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_CURRENT_200MA: Serial.println("200 mA"); break;
}
//vcnl4040.setProximityLEDDutyCycle(VCNL4040_LED_DUTY_1_40);
Serial.print("Proximity LED duty cycle set to: ");
switch(vcnl4040.getProximityLEDDutyCycle()) {
case VCNL4040_LED_DUTY_1_40: Serial.println("1/40"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_DUTY_1_80: Serial.println("1/80"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_DUTY_1_160: Serial.println("1/160"); break;
case VCNL4040_LED_DUTY_1_320: Serial.println("1/320"); break;
}
//vcnl4040.setAmbientIntegrationTime(VCNL4040_AMBIENT_INTEGRATION_TIME_80MS);
Serial.print("Ambient light integration time set to: ");
switch(vcnl4040.getAmbientIntegrationTime()) {
case VCNL4040_AMBIENT_INTEGRATION_TIME_80MS: Serial.println("80 ms"); break;
case VCNL4040_AMBIENT_INTEGRATION_TIME_160MS: Serial.println("160 ms"); break;
case VCNL4040_AMBIENT_INTEGRATION_TIME_320MS: Serial.println("320 ms"); break;
case VCNL4040_AMBIENT_INTEGRATION_TIME_640MS: Serial.println("640 ms"); break;
}
//vcnl4040.setProximityIntegrationTime(VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_8T);
Serial.print("Proximity integration time set to: ");
switch(vcnl4040.getProximityIntegrationTime()) {
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_1T: Serial.println("1T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_1_5T: Serial.println("1.5T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_2T: Serial.println("2T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_2_5T: Serial.println("2.5T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_3T: Serial.println("3T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_3_5T: Serial.println("3.5T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_4T: Serial.println("4T"); break;
case VCNL4040_PROXIMITY_INTEGRATION_TIME_8T: Serial.println("8T"); break;
}
//vcnl4040.setProximityHighResolution(false);
Serial.print("Proximity measurement high resolution? ");
Serial.println(vcnl4040.getProximityHighResolution() ? "True" : "False");
Serial.println("");
}
void loop() {
Serial.print("Proximity:"); Serial.println(vcnl4040.getProximity());
Serial.print("Ambient light:"); Serial.println(vcnl4040.getLux());
Serial.print("Raw white light:"); Serial.println(vcnl4040.getWhiteLight());
Serial.println("");
delay(500);
}
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