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Light 4 Click

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Author: MIKROE

Last Updated: 2024-11-25

Package Version: 2.1.0.4

mikroSDK Library: 2.0.0.0

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Light 4 Click is a compact add-on board designed for precise ambient light, UV index, and light flicker detection. This board features the TSL2585 sensor from ams OSRAM, which incorporates photopic, infrared (IR), and ultraviolet (UV) photodiodes to enable multiple concurrent sensing functions. The TSL2585 continuously monitors ambient light, calculates irradiance, and detects light flicker using optimized filters and dedicated IR and UV channels. It communicates with the host MCU via a standard I2C interface, includes interrupt-driven events for threshold-based alerts, and operates with 3.3V logic voltage.

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Light 4 Click

Light 4 Click is a compact add-on board designed for precise ambient light, UV index, and light flicker detection. This board features the TSL2585 sensor from ams OSRAM, which incorporates photopic, infrared (IR), and ultraviolet (UV) photodiodes to enable multiple concurrent sensing functions. The TSL2585 continuously monitors ambient light, calculates irradiance, and detects light flicker using optimized filters and dedicated IR and UV channels. It communicates with the host MCU via a standard I2C interface, includes interrupt-driven events for threshold-based alerts, and operates with 3.3V logic voltage.

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Click Product page


Click library

  • Author : Stefan Ilic
  • Date : Feb 2024.
  • Type : I2C type

Software Support

We provide a library for the Light 4 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for Light 4 Click driver.

Standard key functions :

  • light4_cfg_setup Config Object Initialization function.

    void light4_cfg_setup ( light4_cfg_t *cfg );
  • light4_init Initialization function.

    err_t light4_init ( light4_t *ctx, light4_cfg_t *cfg );
  • light4_default_cfg Click Default Configuration function.

    err_t light4_default_cfg ( light4_t *ctx );

Example key functions :

  • light4_write_reg This function writes a byte into the selected register by using I2C serial interface.

    err_t light4_write_reg ( light4_t *ctx, uint8_t reg, uint8_t data_in );
  • light4_sw_reset This function is used to perform software reset of Light 4 Click board.

    err_t light4_sw_reset ( light4_t *ctx );
  • light4_read_channel_data This function is used to read data from selected channel of Light 4 Click board.

    err_t light4_read_channel_data ( light4_t *ctx, uint8_t channel_sel, float *channel_data );

Example Description

This example demonstrates the use of Light 4 Click board by measuring the ambient light level in Lux.

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

Initializes the driver, performs the Click default configuration and checking I2C Communication by reading Device ID.


void application_init ( void ) 
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;  /**< Logger config object. */
    light4_cfg_t light4_cfg;  /**< Click config object. */

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );

    // Click initialization.
    light4_cfg_setup( &light4_cfg );
    LIGHT4_MAP_MIKROBUS( light4_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == light4_init( &light4, &light4_cfg ) ) 
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
        for ( ; ; );
    }

    if ( LIGHT4_ERROR == light4_default_cfg ( &light4 ) )
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Default configuration." );
        for ( ; ; );
    }
    uint8_t dev_id = 0;
    light4_read_reg ( &light4, LIGHT4_REG_ID, &dev_id ); 
    if ( LIGHT4_DEVICE_ID == dev_id )
    {
        log_printf( &logger, " Device ID: 0x%.2X \r\n", ( uint16_t ) dev_id );
    }
    else
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Read error." );
        for ( ; ; );
    }

    log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}

Application Task

Reading channel 0 ambient light level in lux once per second and displaying it on the UART terminal.

void application_task ( void ) 
{
    float channel_data = 0;
    err_t error_flag;

    error_flag = light4_read_channel_data( &light4, LIGHT4_CHANNEL0_SEL, &channel_data );
    if( LIGHT4_OK == error_flag )
    {
        log_printf( &logger, " Data: %.2f Lux \r\n", channel_data );
    }
    else if ( LIGHT4_ANALOG_SAT == error_flag )
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Analog saturation \r\n" );
    }

    Delay_ms ( 1000 );
}

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

  • MikroSDK.Board
  • MikroSDK.Log
  • Click.Light4

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.


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