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Here's a complete example that will read the range and lux (using 1x gain) each second and print it out. Save this as

code.py on your board and open the REPL to see the output.

Full Example Code

# Demo of reading the range and lux from the VL6180x distance sensor and

# printing it every second.

# Author: Tony DiCola

import time

import board

import busio

import adafruit_vl6180x

# Create I2C bus.

i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)

# Create sensor instance.

sensor = adafruit_vl6180x.VL6180X(i2c)

# Main loop prints the range and lux every second:

while True:

# Read the range in millimeters and print it.

range_mm = sensor.range

print("Range: {0}mm".format(range_mm))

# Read the light, note this requires specifying a gain value:

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_1 = 1x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_1_25 = 1.25x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_1_67 = 1.67x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_2_5 = 2.5x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_5 = 5x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_10 = 10x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_20 = 20x

# - adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_40 = 40x

light_lux = sensor.read_lux(adafruit_vl6180x.ALS_GAIN_1)

print("Light (1x gain): {0}lux".format(light_lux))

# Delay for a second.

time.sleep(1.0)

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-vl6180x-time-of-flight-micro-lidar-

distance-sensor-breakout

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