Apds 9960 - Initialization

This page contains a simple example of initializing the APDS-9960 sensor.

Initialization

To use the APDS-9960 sensor, first include the required library, create a sensor object, and initialize it in the setup() function. You can use the return value of begin() to verify that everything is connected correctly:

// Include the library
#include "APDS9960-SOLDERED.h"

// Create an APDS-9960 object
APDS_9960 APDS;

// Setup function, runs once
void setup()
{
    Serial.begin(115200); // Begin serial communication with the PC
    while (!Serial) // Wait until the serial port is active
        ;

    if (!APDS.begin())  // Start communication with the sensor
    {
        Serial.println("Error initializing APDS-9960 sensor!");
        while (1); // Loop forever if the sensor is not available
    }

    Serial.println("Sensor initialized.");
}

// ...

APDS.begin()

Initializes the APDS-9960 sensor, setting up communication over I2C and verifying its presence.

Returns value: True if initialization is successful, false otherwise.

Initialization​

APDS.begin()

Initialization