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CoreS3 Proximity LTR553

The M5CoreS3 comes with a built-in LTR553 proximity sensor. Reference the API & examples below to implement proximity state reading.

begin()

Description:

  • Initializes the proximity sensor

Prototype:

bool begin(Ltr5xx_Init_Basic_Para *init_base_para)

bool begin(Ltr5xx_Init_Interrupt_Para *init_interrupt_para)

Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
init_base_para Ltr5xx_Init_Basic_Para * Basic monitoring initialization
init_interrupt_para Ltr5xx_Init_Interrupt_Para * Interrupt monitoring initialization

Return Values:

Return Value Description
true Initialization successful
false Initialization failed

setPsMode()

Description:

  • Initializes the proximity sensor

Prototype:

bool setPsMode(uint8_t mode)

Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
mode uint8_t 1: Enable proximity sensor monitoring
0: Sensor standby

Return Values:

Return Value Description
true Initialization successful
false Initialization failed

setAlsMode()

Description:

  • Initializes the proximity sensor

Prototype:

bool setAlsMode(uint8_t mode)

Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
mode uint8_t 1: Enable ambient light sensor monitoring
0: Sensor standby

Return Values:

Return Value Description
true Initialization successful
false Initialization failed

getPsValue()

Description:

  • Retrieves the proximity sensor value

Prototype:

uint16_t getPsValue(void)

Parameters:

  • None

Return Values:

Return Value Description
uint16_t Monitored proximity value

getAlsValue()

Description:

  • Retrieves the ambient light sensor value

Prototype:

uint16_t getAlsValue(void)

Parameters:

  • None

Return Values:

Return Value Description
uint16_t Monitored ambient light lux

Example Usage:

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#include "M5CoreS3.h"
Ltr5xx_Init_Basic_Para device_init_base_para = LTR5XX_BASE_PARA_CONFIG_DEFAULT;
uint16_t read_ps_value;
uint16_t read_als_value;
void setup() {
auto cfg = M5.config();
CoreS3.begin(cfg);
CoreS3.Display.setTextColor(GREEN);
CoreS3.Display.setTextDatum(middle_center);
CoreS3.Display.setFont(&fonts::Orbitron_Light_24);
CoreS3.Display.setTextSize(1);
device_init_base_para.ps_led_pulse_freq = LTR5XX_LED_PULSE_FREQ_40KHZ;
device_init_base_para.ps_measurement_rate = LTR5XX_PS_MEASUREMENT_RATE_50MS;
device_init_base_para.als_gain = LTR5XX_ALS_GAIN_48X;
if (!CoreS3.Ltr553.begin(&device_init_base_para)) {
CoreS3.Display.drawString("Ltr553 Init Fail",
CoreS3.Display.width() / 2,
CoreS3.Display.height() / 2);
while (1) {
delay(10);
}
}
CoreS3.Display.drawString("Ltr553 Init Success", CoreS3.Display.width() / 2,
CoreS3.Display.height() / 2);
// Activate proximity sensor
CoreS3.Ltr553.setPsMode(LTR5XX_PS_ACTIVE_MODE);
// Activate ambient light sensor
CoreS3.Ltr553.setAlsMode(LTR5XX_ALS_ACTIVE_MODE);
// Deactivate proximity sensor
// CoreS3.Ltr553.setPsMode(LTR5XX_PS_STAND_BY_MODE);
// Deactivate ambient light sensor
// CoreS3.Ltr553.setAlsMode(LTR5XX_ALS_STAND_BY_MODE);
}
void loop() {
CoreS3.Display.clear();
read_ps_value = CoreS3.Ltr553.getPsValue();
read_als_value = CoreS3.Ltr553.getAlsValue();
CoreS3.Display.drawString(
"PS:" + String(read_ps_value) + " / " + "ALS:" + String(read_als_value),
CoreS3.Display.width() / 2, CoreS3.Display.height
() / 2);
Serial.printf("ps value = %d\r\n", read_ps_value);
Serial.printf("als value = %d\r\n", read_als_value);
delay(100);
}
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