light sensor BH1750 controlled by raspberry pi based on i2c lib
npm install
npm test
# light value is: 20 lx
For constrained environments:
iotjs example/index.js
# light value is: 20.833333333333336 lxvar BH1750 = require('bh1750');
var light = new BH1750({
//options
});
light.readLight(function(err, value){
if (err) {
console.log("light error: " + err);
throw err;
} else {
console.log("light value is: ", value, "lx");
}
});{
address: 0x23,
device: '/dev/i2c-1',
command: 0x10,
length: 2
}
// No active state
0x00
// Wating for measurment command
0x01
// Reset data register value - not accepted in POWER_DOWN mode
0x07
// Start measurement at 1lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 120ms.
0x10
// Start measurement at 0.5lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 120ms.
0x11
// Start measurement at 4lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 16ms.
0x13
// Start measurement at 1lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 120ms.
// Device is automatically set to Power Down after measurement.
0x20
// Start measurement at 0.5lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 120ms.
// Device is automatically set to Power Down after measurement.
0x21
// Start measurement at 1lx resolution. Measurement time is approx 120ms.
// Device is automatically set to Power Down after measurement.
0x23
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Copyright (c) 2013 Christophe Hamerling <[email protected]>
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