Retrieve the proximity read from the sensor. You can check if a proximity has been read by the sensor and may be retrieved using the APDS.proximityAvailable() function.
APDS.readProximity()
None.
The detected proximity that may range from 0 to 255 where 0 is the closest and 255 is the farthest. The function returns -1 in case of error.
/*
APDS-9960 - Proximity Sensor
This example reads proximity data from the on-board APDS-9960 sensor of the
Nano 33 BLE Sense and prints the proximity value to the Serial Monitor
every 100 ms.
The circuit:
- Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense.
This example code is in the public domain.
*/
#include <Arduino_APDS9960.h>
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
while (!Serial);
if (!APDS.begin()) {
Serial.println("Error initializing APDS-9960 sensor.");
}
}
void loop() {
// Check if a proximity reading is available.
if (APDS.proximityAvailable()) {
// Read the proximity where:
// - 0 => close
// - 255 => far
// - -1 => error
int proximity = APDS.readProximity();
// Print value to the Serial Monitor.
Serial.println(proximity);
}
// Wait a bit before reading again.
delay(100);
}