APDS-9960 Specifications and Applications

• These sensors are the sensors that give an output by sensing the gestures or touch. It offers gesture sensing, proximity detecting, color measuring.

Pin Diagram

• 1.VL – Optional power to the IR LED if the PS jumper is not connected. Can be 3.0V to 4.5V.
• 2.GND – to the ground of the circuit used.
• 3.VCC – Power supply to the board. Can be 2.4V to 3.6V.
• 4.SDA – I2C Serial Data Address pin. Used to transfer the data through I2C.
• 5 SCL – I2C Serial Clock Line pin. Provides clock pulse for I2C communication.
• 6 INT – External Interrupt pin. It is Active LOW during interrupting events.

Features of APDS-9960

Light sensing:

• four photodiodes in different directions to detect and measure light.
• RGBC light sensors with UV IR filters
• RGBC photodiodes are arranged geometrically to provide a uniform angular response.
• Integrated optical lens collimating LED beam to photodiode sensitivity.

Proximity and Gesturing:

• Proximity and Gesture sensing with Integrated Visible Block sensing.
• shield design by minimized proximity cross-talk.

Power:

• Power consumed is low.
• 1microampere is used.
• power similar to sleep mode.

Applications of APDS-9960

• Display backlight control.
• color and temperature sensing.
• Digital camera and touch screen.