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#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# sensors/light.py
#
# Copyright 2020 Ron Wellsted <ron@wellsted.org.uk>
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
# MA 02110-1301, USA.
#
#
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)