VEML6075 UVA and UVB light sensor
Information
This is a UV sensor module based on Vishay VEML6075 sensor, adopting individual UVA and UVB channel solution with 16-bit resolution. It can convert solar UV light intensity to digital data to provide an accurate measure of the signal strength.
VEML6075 UV sensor can give a reliable performance of UV radiation measurement under long time solar UV exposure. Furthermore, the sensor provides excellent temperature compensation capability within -40℃ to +85℃. VEML6075 features, low power consumption, and its minimum power can be as low as 800nA in shut-down mode. The operating voltage of the sensor ranges from 3.3V to 5V. It adopts IIC protocol, which can work well with any micro-controller that supports IIC.
Compatible with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, this sensor can be used in portable electronic product, wearable device, weather station, flame detecting and so on.
Disclaimer
This sensor will not work well with UVB lights. This sensor needs IR light and UV light to work. UVB lights do not emit IR light. So this sensor can only be used to measure (direct) sunlight. Source
Features
- Operating Voltage: 3.3V~5V
- Operating Current: 700uA
- Shut-down Mode: 10uA
- UV Chip: VEML6075
- Output: digital output
- Response Wavelength: UVB (λ0.5) within 315nm to 340nm; UVA (λ0.5) within 350nm to 375nm.
- Interface: PH2.0-4P
- IIC Address: 0x10
- Dimension: 22×30mm/0.87×1.18”
- Mount Hole Size: 3mm
- Mount Hole Pitch: 15mm
- Operating Temperature: -40℃~+85℃
Setup
In order to use the VEML6075 UVA and UVB light sensor use the following settings:
Mandatory
- Hardware
- VEML6075 UVA and UVB light sensor
Types : uva, uvb, uvi
- Address
- <I2C Address>,[I2C Bus] where the I2C bus is optional
Ex:0x44
Other settings can be found at the sensor setup information