Adafruit_Learning_System_Gu.../Introducing_CircuitPlaygroundExpress/CircuitPlaygroundExpress_LightSensor.py
2017-10-12 21:35:45 -07:00

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# CircuitPlaygroundExpress_LightSensor
# reads the on-board light sensor and graphs the brighness with NeoPixels
from simpleio import map_range
from analogio import AnalogIn
import board
import neopixel
import time
pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.NEOPIXEL, 10, auto_write=0, brightness=.05)
pixels.fill((0,0,0))
pixels.show()
analogin = AnalogIn(board.LIGHT)
while True:
#light value remaped to pixel position
peak = map_range(analogin.value, 2000, 62000, 0, 9)
print(analogin.value)
print(int(peak))
for i in range(0, 9, 1):
if i <= peak:
pixels[i] = (0, 255, 0)
else:
pixels[i] = (0,0,0)
pixels.show()
time.sleep(0.01)