APDS-9960 Gesture/RGB/Proximity

Name: APDS-9960 Gesture/RGB/Proximity
Brand: Broadcom
Availability: InStock

APDS-9960

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The APDS-9960 is an integrated optical module that provides digital ambient light, RGB color, proximity, and gesture sensing capabilities, communicating via an I2C interface.

Manufacturer datasheet

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Specifications

Package Dimensions: 3.94 x 2.36 x 1.35 mm
Operating Voltage: 2.4 to 3.6 V
Led Supply Voltage: 3.0 to 4.5 V
Operating Temperature Range: -30 to 85 C
Storage Temperature Range: -40 to 85 C
Interface: I2C
I2c Clock Speed: 400 kHz
Supply Current Als Active Typ: 200 uA
Supply Current Proximity Active Typ: 790 uA
Supply Current Gesture Active Typ: 790 uA
Supply Current Wait State Typ: 38 uA
Supply Current Sleep State Typ: 1.0 uA
Als Color Resolution: 16 bit
Proximity Resolution: 8 bit
Gesture Resolution Per Direction: 8 bit
Ir Led Peak Wavelength: 950 nm
Device Id: 0xAB

Pinout

Pin	Name	Functions	Notes
1	SDA	I2C	I2C serial data I/O
2	INT	GPIO	Open-drain interrupt output (active low)
3	LDR	—	LED driver input for proximity IR LED
4	LEDK	—	LED Cathode, connect to LDR for internal driver
5	LEDA	POWER	LED Anode, connect to VLEDA
6	GND	GND	Power supply ground
7	SCL	I2C	I2C serial clock input
8	VDD	POWER	Main power supply voltage

Interactive pinout

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Starter code

Community starter examples — minimal, unofficial, and provided to get you wiring fast. Verify against the manufacturer datasheet before relying on them.

Arduino (C++)

Arduino library: Adafruit APDS9960 Library

arduino

// APDS9960 color / proximity / gesture (I2C) — community starter example
#include <Adafruit_APDS9960.h>

Adafruit_APDS9960 apds;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  if (!apds.begin()) { Serial.println("APDS9960 not found"); while (1) delay(10); }
  apds.enableColor(true);
}

void loop() {
  uint16_t r, g, b, c;
  if (apds.colorDataReady()) {
    apds.getColorData(&r, &g, &b, &c);
    Serial.print("R="); Serial.print(r); Serial.print(" G="); Serial.print(g);
    Serial.print(" B="); Serial.println(b);
  }
  delay(500);
}

MicroPython

MicroPython library: apds9960 (rdagger/micropython-apds9960 or port)

python

# APDS9960 (ESP32) — community starter example
# driver: an APDS9960 MicroPython port (color/proximity/gesture)
from machine import Pin, I2C
from apds9960 import APDS9960
import time

i2c = I2C(0, scl=Pin(22), sda=Pin(21))
apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_proximity()

while True:
    print("prox", apds.read_proximity())
    time.sleep(0.5)

Wiring

Pin	Arduino Uno R3	ESP32 DevKitC (WROOM-32)	Notes
VDD	+3V3	3V3	3.3 V part (Adafruit breakout accepts 3-5 V via regulator)
GND	GND	GND
SCL	A5/SCL	GPIO22	I2C clock
SDA	A4/SDA	GPIO21	I2C data

Typical uses

Gesture, proximity, and RGB color sensing
Touchless controls and ambient color