TSL2561 Ambient Light Sensor¶
The tsl2561
sensor platform allows you to use your TSL2561
(datasheet,
Adafruit)
ambient light sensor with ESPHome. The I²C is required to be set up in
your configuration for this sensor to work.
# Example configuration entry
sensor:
- platform: tsl2561
name: "TSL2561 Ambient Light"
address: 0x39
update_interval: 60s
Configuration variables:¶
- name (Required, string): The name for the sensor.
- address (Optional, int): Manually specify the i^2c address of the sensor. Defaults to
0x39
. - integration_time (Optional, Time):
The time the sensor will take for each measurement. Longer means more accurate values. One of
14ms
,101ms
,402ms
. Defaults to402ms
. - gain (Optional, string): The gain of the sensor. Higher values are better in low-light conditions.
One of
1x
and16x
. Defaults to1x
. - is_cs_package (Optional, boolean): The “CS” package of this sensor has a slightly different
formula for calculating the illuminance in lx. Set this to
true
if you’re working with a CS package. Defaults tofalse
. - update_interval (Optional, Time): The interval to check the
sensor. Defaults to
60s
. - id (Optional, ID): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
- All other options from Sensor.