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#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
#  sensors/light.py
#  
#  Copyright 2020 Ron Wellsted <ron@wellsted.org.uk>
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from sensors import i2cbus, bh1750_address
import smbus

# Define some constants from the datasheet
DEVICE     = 0x23 # Default device I2C address
POWER_DOWN = 0x00 # No active state
POWER_ON   = 0x01 # Power on
RESET      = 0x07 # Reset data register value
ONE_TIME_HIGH_RES_MODE = 0x20
 
bus = smbus.SMBus(i2cbus)  # Rev 2 Pi uses 1
 
def convertToNumber(data):
  # Simple function to convert 2 bytes of data
  # into a decimal number
  return ((data[1] + (256 * data[0])) / 1.2)
 
def read_light():
  data = bus.read_i2c_block_data(bh1750_address,ONE_TIME_HIGH_RES_MODE)
  return convertToNumber(data)