Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Light.Bh1745 1.3.4.9-beta

Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Light.Bh1745

Bh1745 I2C luminance and color light sensor

The Bh1745 library is designed for the Wilderness Labs Meadow .NET IoT platform and is part of Meadow.Foundation.

The Meadow.Foundation peripherals library is an open-source repository of drivers and libraries that streamline and simplify adding hardware to your C# .NET Meadow IoT application.

For more information on developing for Meadow, visit developer.wildernesslabs.co.

To view all Wilderness Labs open-source projects, including samples, visit github.com/wildernesslabs.

Usage

Bh1745 sensor;
RgbPwmLed rgbLed;

public override Task Initialize()
{
    Resolver.Log.Info("Initialize...");

    sensor = new Bh1745(Device.CreateI2cBus());

    // instantiate our onboard LED that we'll show the color with
    rgbLed = new RgbPwmLed(
        Device.Pins.OnboardLedRed,
        Device.Pins.OnboardLedGreen,
        Device.Pins.OnboardLedBlue,
        commonType: CommonType.CommonAnode);

    // Example that uses an IObservable subscription to only be notified
    var consumer = Bh1745.CreateObserver(
        handler: result => Resolver.Log.Info($"Observer: filter satisfied: {result.New.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux, old: {result.Old?.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux"),

        // only notify if the visible light changes by 100 lux (put your hand over the sensor to trigger)
        filter: result =>
        {
            if (result.Old is { } old)
            { 
                // returns true if > 100lux change
                return ((result.New.AmbientLight.Value - old.AmbientLight.Value).Abs().Lux > 100);
            }
            return false;
        });

    sensor.Subscribe(consumer);

    //classical .NET events can also be used:
    sensor.Updated += (sender, result) =>
    {
        Resolver.Log.Info($"  Ambient Light: {result.New.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux");
        Resolver.Log.Info($"  Color: {result.New.Color}");

        if (result.New.Color is { } color)
        {
            rgbLed.SetColor(color);
        }
    };

    return Task.CompletedTask;
}

public override async Task Run()
{
    var result = await sensor.Read();

    Resolver.Log.Info("Initial Readings:");
    Resolver.Log.Info($" Visible Light: {result.AmbientLight?.Lux:N2}Lux");
    Resolver.Log.Info($" Color: {result.Color}");

    if (result.Color is { } color)
    {
        rgbLed.SetColor(color);
    }

    sensor.StartUpdating(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
}

How to Contribute

• Found a bug? Report an issue
• Have a feature idea or driver request? Open a new feature request
• Want to contribute code? Fork the Meadow.Foundation repository and submit a pull request against the develop branch

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