{"title":"Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB, and Gesture Sensor","handle":"adafruit-apds9960-proximity-light-rgb-and-gesture-sensor","url":"/products/adafruit-apds9960-proximity-light-rgb-and-gesture-sensor","description":"The Adafruit APDS9960 is a multi-function sensor that combines proximity detection, ambient light sensing, RGB colour sensing and gesture recognition in a single I2C breakout. It uses an integrated IR LED and four directional photodiodes to detect reflected IR energy, enabling both distance measurement and directional gesture recognition.\n\nThe breakout includes a 3.3V regulator and level shifting for use with 3.3V or 5V microcontrollers. A configurable interrupt pin can fire when proximity or colour thresholds are exceeded.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nGesture Recognition – Detects left, right, up and down gestures (more complex gestures possible with additional code)\n\nProximity Detection – 8-bit resolution distance measurement up to a few centimetres\n\nRGB Colour Sensing – Measures red, green, blue and clear light levels\n\nAmbient Light Sensing – General light intensity measurement\n\nIntegrated IR LED – Built-in IR emitter and driver for proximity and gesture sensing\n\nConfigurable Interrupt – Fires on proximity or colour threshold events\n\nI2C Interface – Simple two-wire communication\n\nWide Voltage Range – 3–5V with on-board regulator and level shifting\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nTouchless gesture control interfaces\nProximity-activated displays or lights\nColour detection and sorting\nAmbient light-responsive projects\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Adafruit APDS9960 Proximity, Light, RGB and Gesture Sensor Breakout\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":14365,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-3595","price":15.81,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":32,"option1":"Default Title"}]}