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Pmod ALS
Ambient Light Sensor
Features
- Simple ambient light sensor
- Convert light to digital data with 8-bit resolution
- Small PCB size for flexible designs 0.8 in × 0.8 in (2.0 cm × 2.0 cm)
- 6-pin Pmod port with SPI interface
- Follows the Digilent Pmod Interface Specification
Physical
Width
0.80 in (2.03 cm)
Length
0.80 in (2.03 cm)
J1 Pinout
Pin 1
~CS
Pin 2
NC
Pin 3
MISO
Pin 4
SCLK
Pin 5
GND
Pin 6
VCC
The Digilent PmodALS (Revision A) demonstrates light-to-digital sensing through a single ambient light sensor. Digilent Engineers designed this Pmod around the Texas Instruments ADC081S021 analog-to-digital converter and Vishay Semiconductor's TEMT6000X01.
Example Projects
Microprocessor
- How to use SPI in LabVIEW - Community Project
- DIY Prosthetic Hand - Community Project
- Plug and Play Pmods Using LabVIEW - Community Project
- Using the Pmod ALS with Arduino Uno - Application note
Programmable Logic
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- Digilent Pmod IPs are only supported in Vivado and Xilinx SDK versions 2019.1 and earlier.