APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor

SKU: SLY3736 Category: OTHER

Product Description

Introduction

Touchless gestures are the new frontier in the world of human-machine interfaces. By swiping your hand over a sensor, you can control a computer, microcontroller, robot, etc. One manufacturer has even created a touchless toilet that flushes when you move your hand over the tank. The Avago APDS-9960 offers ambient light and color (as clear, red, green, and blue) measuring, proximity detection, and gesture sensing.

Board Overview

Pin Descriptions

The APDS-9960 breakout board provides 6 pins to provide power to the sensor and I²C bus.

Pin Label	Description
VL	Optional power to the IR LED if PS jumper is disconnected. Must be 3.0 – 4.5V
GND	Connect to ground.
VCC	Used to power the APDS-9960 sensor. Must be 2.4 – 3.6V
SDA	I²C data
SCL	I²C clock
INT	External interrupt pin. Active LOW on interrupt event

Setting the Jumpers

On the front of the breakout board are 2 solder jumpers:

PS — This jumper connects the power supplies of the sensor and IR LED (also located on the APDS-9960) together. When the jumper is closed (i.e. connected), you only need to supply power to the VCC pin to power both the sensor and the IR LED. If the jumper is open, you need to provide power to both the VCC (2.4 – 3.6V) and VL (3.0 – 4.5V) pins separately. This jumper is closed by default.
I2C PU — This is a 3-way solder jumper that is used to connect and disconnect the I²C pullup resistors. By default, this jumper is closed, which means that both SDA and SCL lines have connected pullup resistors on the breakout board. Use some solder wick to open the jumper if you do not need the pullup resistors (e.g. you have pullup resistors that are located on the I²C bus somewhere else).