What ho fellow piratical types!
I’m tinkering with my galactic unicorn, reading the light values from the onboard sensor. It’s all very exciting. I’m using the following code:
import time
from galactic import GalacticUnicorn
from picographics import PicoGraphics, DISPLAY_GALACTIC_UNICORN
gu = GalacticUnicorn()
graphics = PicoGraphics(display=DISPLAY_GALACTIC_UNICORN)
WIDTH = GalacticUnicorn.WIDTH
HEIGHT = GalacticUnicorn.HEIGHT
gu.set_brightness(0.3)
gu.clear()
while True:
light = gu.light()
print(light)
time.sleep(10)
Looking at the readme.md the value returned is between 0 and 4095. Or if preferred, 256 steps of 16.
Looking at the schematic the component is:
I have a ltr-559, the bh1745 and the as7262. This component is clearly not one of these devices. But I’d like a deeper understanding of what I looking at here, please.
Is this value representing a standardised SI unit. Lux, Lumen etc. Or is it an arbitrary value on the fixed scale of 0 - 4095? What does this component identify as, and does it have any other functions available?
Thanks in advance for any insight you maybe able to share.
Happy tinkering!