TEMT6000 Ambient Light Sensor Module COM44, R36

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The TEMT6000 ambient light sensor is an ordinary sensor which senses its surroundings like a human eye does and it is very similar to a LDR (light-dependent resistor). Essentially, the TEMT6000 can be defined as a silicon NPN epitaxial planar photo-transistor used for sensing the visible spectrum of light. With the TEMT6000 light sensor module you can easily read out the amount of light in an analog way.

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Description

The TEMT6000 ambient light sensor is an ordinary sensor which senses its surroundings like a human eye does and it is very similar to a LDR (light-dependent resistor). Essentially, the TEMT6000 can be defined as a silicon NPN epitaxial planar photo-transistor used for sensing the visible spectrum of light. With the TEMT6000 light sensor module you can easily read out the amount of light in an analog way. With this module, a 3-pin header is supplied to solder onto the module,The module also has a 3mm hole for mounting.

FEATURES OF TEMT6000:

  • Visible light sensitivity with peak at 570nm
  • +/- 60 degree angle of sensitivity
  • Fast reacting in uSec range.
  • Analog voltage output proportional to the intensity of light falling on the detector
  • 3.3 and 5V compatible
PACKAGE INCLUDES:TEMT6000 Ambient Light Sensor Module and 3pins Male header

INTERFACING THE MODULE WITH ARDUINO

PINOUT

When you are trying to connect the module to arduino, the V pin of the module will be connected to arduino +5V, GND to arduino GND and signal to analog pin A0 as indicated in circuit below:

After connecting the circuit as mentioned above copy the codes below to you arduino IDE and upload them to your arduino board. After all open the serial monitor and start reding the ambient light in your area!

Codes

#define light A0 // define input pin

void setup() {
// TEMT6000 Roboajx.com code
Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop() {
// TEMT6000 Roboajx.com code
int Lvalue = analogRead(light);// read the light
int mVolt = map(Lvalue,0, 1023, 0, 5000);// map analogue reading to 5000mV
float volt =(double)mVolt/1000;// convert millivolt to volt

Serial.print(mVolt);// print millivolt
Serial.print( "mV ");
Serial.print(volt,3);// print volts with 3 decimal places
Serial.println( "V ");
delay(1000);// wait for 1000 milliseconds

}

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