MikroElektronika IR Gesture Click
Overview
IR Gesture Click is a compact add-on board that enables contactless recognition, ambient light, and proximity sensing capabilities.
This board features the APDS-9960, a digital proximity, ambient light, RGB, and gesture sensor from Avago Technologies. The sensor integrates an IR LED and four directional photodiodes that receive the reflected light. An internal gesture engine deduces nearby objects’ velocity, direction, and distance (while canceling the ambient light). Various gestures can be implemented, from basic directional swipes (up, down, left, or right) to more complex combinations. Since the chip can work as a proximity sensor, the gesture engine can be configured to wake up automatically when a user’s hand approaches. This Click board™ makes the perfect solution for developing applications based on gesture detection, color and ambient light sensing, mechanical switch replacement, and more.
IR Gesture Click
Requirements
This shield can only be used with a board that provides a mikroBUS™ socket and defines a
mikrobus_i2c node label for the mikroBUS™ I2C interface. See Shields for more
details.
Programming
Set -DSHIELD=mikroe_ir_gesture_click when you invoke west build. For example:
# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b mikroe_clicker_ra4m1 --shield mikroe_ir_gesture_click samples/sensor/apds9960 -- -DCONFIG_APDS9960_TRIGGER_GLOBAL_THREAD=y