ALS functions

Set ALS system mode and start/stop measure.

Warning:

When used outside after single shot polling,
User must ensure the device state is ready before issuing a new command (using VL6180x_AlsWaitDeviceReady()).
Non respect of this, can cause loss of interrupt or device hanging.

Parameters:

mode	A combination of working mode (MODE_SINGLESHOT or MODE_CONTINUOUS) and start condition (MODE_START_STOP)

Returns:

0 on success

Definition at line 849 of file vl6180x_class.h.

Start the ALS (light) measure in continous mode.

Function Description

Start the ALS (light) measure in continous mode

Returns:

0 On success

Definition at line 1024 of file vl6180x_class.h.

Start the ALS (light) measure in single shot mode.

Function Description

Start the ALS (light) measure in single shot mode

Returns:

0 On success

Definition at line 1036 of file vl6180x_class.h.

Wait for device to be ready for new als operation or max pollign loop (time out)

Parameters:

MaxLoop

Max Number of i2c polling loop see msec_2_i2cloop

Returns:

0 on success. <0 when VL6180x_ErrCode_t::TIME_OUT if timed out

Definition at line 834 of file vl6180x_class.h.

Get the ALS (light in Lux) level.

Function Description

Get the ALS (light in Lux) level

Parameters:

*piData

The pointer to variable to write in the measure in Lux

Returns:

0 On success

Implements LightSensor.

Definition at line 1012 of file vl6180x_class.h.