grovepi/Software/Python/grove_light_sensor.py
2025-03-21 16:04:17 +01:00

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Python

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# GrovePi Example for using the Grove Light Sensor and the LED together to turn the LED On and OFF if the background light is greater than a threshold.
# Modules:
# http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_Light_Sensor
# http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_LED_Socket_Kit
#
# The GrovePi connects the Raspberry Pi and Grove sensors. You can learn more about GrovePi here: http://www.dexterindustries.com/GrovePi
#
# Have a question about this example? Ask on the forums here: http://forum.dexterindustries.com/c/grovepi
#
'''
## License
The MIT License (MIT)
GrovePi for the Raspberry Pi: an open source platform for connecting Grove Sensors to the Raspberry Pi.
Copyright (C) 2017 Dexter Industries
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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'''
import time
import grovepi
# Connect the Grove Light Sensor to analog port A0
# SIG,NC,VCC,GND
light_sensor = 0
# Connect the LED to digital port D4
# SIG,NC,VCC,GND
led = 4
# Turn on LED once sensor exceeds threshold resistance
threshold = 10
grovepi.pinMode(light_sensor,"INPUT")
grovepi.pinMode(led,"OUTPUT")
while True:
try:
# Get sensor value
sensor_value = grovepi.analogRead(light_sensor)
# Calculate resistance of sensor in K
resistance = (float)(1023 - sensor_value) * 10 / sensor_value
if resistance > threshold:
# Send HIGH to switch on LED
grovepi.digitalWrite(led,1)
else:
# Send LOW to switch off LED
grovepi.digitalWrite(led,0)
print("sensor_value = %d resistance = %.2f" %(sensor_value, resistance))
time.sleep(.5)
except IOError:
print ("Error")