Grove - Sunlight Sensor is a multi-channel digital light sensor, which has the ability to detect visible light and infrared light. It offers excellent performance under a wide dynamic range and a variety of light sources including direct sunlight. Suitable for your Raspberry Pi weather station or smart irrigation system using Arduino if you need to monitor the visible spectrum.

Features

• Multi-channel digital light sensor: can detect visible light and infrared light
  
• Wide spectrum detection range: 280-950nm
  
• Easy to use: I2C Interface(7-bit), compatible with Grove port, just plug-and-play
• Programmable configuration: Versatile for various applications
  
• Low power consumption: 3.3/5V Supply, suitable for many microcontrollers and SBCs

Description

This device is based on SI1151, a new sensor from SiLabs. The Si1151 is a low-power, reflectance-based, infrared proximity and ambient light sensor with an I2C digital interface and programmable event interrupt output. This device offers excellent performance under a wide dynamic range and a variety of light sources including direct sunlight.

Grove - Sunlight Sensor includes an onboard Grove connector, which helps you to connect it to your Arduino easily. You can use this device for making some projects that need to detect light for your Raspberry Pi weather station, or a smart irrigation system using Arduino if you need to monitor the visible spectrum.

You can connect your Grove to these recommended development boards:

• Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040
• Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840
• Seeed Studio XIAO SAMD21
• Wio-E5 CAN Development Kit

DIY your weather station together with these Grove modules:

• Grove - Temperature & Humidity Sensor (DHT11)
• Grove - Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor for Arduino - BME680
• One Wire Temperature Sensor - DS18B20

We have developed more than 400 Grove modules, covering a wide range of applications that can fulfill various needs. Click to explore the Grove Sensor family and get started to Grove your Idea. For all Grove users (especially beginners), we provide you with guidance PDF documents. Please download and read through Preface - Getting Started and Introduction to Grove before your use of the product.

Applications

• Light detection
• Smart irrigation system
• DIY weather station

Upgrade to Industrial Solutions

With the SenseCAP S2110 Grove converter  and S2100 data logger, you can easily turn the Grove into a LoRaWAN® sensor. Seeed not only helps you with prototyping but also offers you the possibility to expand your project with the SenseCAP series of robust industrial sensors.

The IP66 housing, Bluetooth configuration, compatibility with the global LoRaWAN® network, built-in 19 Ah battery, and powerful support from APP make the SenseCAP S210x the best choice for industrial applications. The series includes sensors for soil moisture, air temperature and humidity, light intensity, CO2, EC, and an 8-in-1 weather station. Try the latest SenseCAP S210x for your next successful industrial project.

Technical details

Dimensions	140mm x85mm x11mm
Weight	G.W 9g
Battery	Exclude
Operating Voltage	3.0-5.5V
Working current	3.5mA
Wave length	280-950nm
Operating Temperature	-45-85oC

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