APDS9930 Sensor

The apds9930 sensor platform allows you to use the Broadcom APDS9930 ambient light and proximity sensor (datasheet) with ESPHome. The I²C bus is required to be set up in your configuration for this sensor to work.

APDS9930 ambient light and proximity sensor module

# Example configuration entry
sensor:
  - platform: apds9930
    illuminance:
      name: Room Illuminance
    proximity:
      name: Object Proximity

Configuration Variables

• illuminance (Optional): The ambient light level in lux, computed from the visible and infrared channels with infrared compensation. All options from Sensor.
• proximity (Optional): The reflected infrared light as a raw count from 0 to 1023. A larger count means a closer object; the scale depends on the LED current, the gain, the cover glass and how reflective the object is, so pick thresholds for your own setup. All options from Sensor.
• led_drive (Optional, string): The infrared LED current used for proximity detection. One of 100ma, 50ma, 25ma or 12.5ma. More current gives more range and uses more power. Defaults to 100ma.
• proximity_gain (Optional, string): The proximity detector gain. One of 1x, 2x, 4x or 8x. Defaults to 8x.
• ambient_light_gain (Optional, string): The ambient light gain. One of 1x, 8x, 16x or 120x. Pick a higher gain for dim rooms; a gain that is too high saturates in bright light. Defaults to 1x.
• address (Optional, int): The I²C address of the sensor. Defaults to 0x39.
• update_interval (Optional, Time): The interval to check the sensor. Defaults to 60s.

See Also

• Sensor Filters
• APDS9960 Sensor
• API Reference: apds9930.h