Dependencies¶
This driver depends on:
Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.
Installing from PyPI¶
On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bh1750
To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bh1750
To install in a virtual environment in your current project:
mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-bh1750
Usage Example¶
import time
import board
import adafruit_bh1750
i2c = board.I2C()
sensor = adafruit_bh1750.BH1750(i2c)
while True:
print("%.2f Lux"%sensor.lux)
time.sleep(1)
Contributing¶
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.
Documentation¶
For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.