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2. Soldering the headers

3. Plugging the board in

Once you have soldered the headers your 
board is ready to be placed into the desired 
mikroBUS

 socket. Make sure to align the cut 

in the lower-right part of the board with the 
markings on the silkscreen at the mikroBUS

 

socket. If all the pins are aligned 

correctly, push the board all the 
way into the socket.

Turn the board upward again. Make sure 
to align the headers so that they are 
perpendicular to the board, then solder the 
pins carefully.

Turn the board upside down so that 
the bottom side is facing you upwards. 
Place shorter pins of the header into the 
appropriate soldering pads.

Before using your click board

, make sure 

to solder 1x8 male headers to both left and 
right side of the board. Two 1x8 male headers 
are included with the board in the package.

4. Essential features

The measurement range of Ambient 2 click 
is from 0.01 Lux to 83k lux, and a 23-bit 
resolution. The device filters out 99% of the 
infrared light spectrum, which isn’t visible 
to the human eye. Therefore it’s suitable for 
systems that create lighting experiences, 
such as display backlights, automated room 
lighting and similar. The optical surface of 
the sensor should kept clean, but the sensor 
is not overly sensitive to micro shadows cast 
by intruding particles.

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Ambient 2 click carries TI’s 

OPT3001

 

ambient light sensor. It’s a single-chip 
lux meter that measures only the visible 
part of the light spectrum (mimicking 
the human eye’s response to light). The 
board communicates with the target MCU 
through mikroBUS

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C pins (SCL, SDA), 

as well as through an interrupt pin (INT). 
The board is designed to use a 3.3V power 
supply only.

Ambient 2 

click

1. Introduction

Ambient 2

 

click manual

ver 1.00

0100000080269

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