Simple test¶
Ensure your device works with this simple test.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | # Simple demo of the TCS34725 color sensor.
# Will detect the color from the sensor and print it out every second.
import time
import board
import busio
import adafruit_tcs34725
# Initialize I2C bus and sensor.
i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
sensor = adafruit_tcs34725.TCS34725(i2c)
# Main loop reading color and printing it every second.
while True:
# Read the color as RGB bytes (0-255 values).
r, g, b = sensor.color_rgb_bytes
print('Detected color: #{0:02X}{1:02X}{2:02X}'.format(r, g, b))
# Read the color temperature and lux of the sensor too.
try:
temp = sensor.temperature
lux = sensor.lux
print('Temperature: {0}K Lux: {1}'.format(temp, lux))
except ZeroDivisionError:
print("No light to measure")
# Delay for a second and repeat.
time.sleep(1.0)
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