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TSL2591 luminosity sensor is an advanced digital light sensor, ideal for use in a wide range of light situations. Compared to low cost CdS cells, this sensor is more precise, allowing for exact lux calculations and can be configured for different gain/timing ranges to detect light ranges from 188 uLux up to 88,000 Lux on the fly.
The best part of this sensor is that it contains both infrared and full spectrum diodes. That means you can separately measure infrared, full-spectrum or human-visible light. Most sensors can only detect one or the other, which does not accurately represent what human eyes see (since we cannot perceive the IR light that is detected by most photo diodes). This sensor is much like the TSL2561 but with a wider range (and the interface code is different). This sensor’s has a massive 600,000,000:1 dynamic range. Maybe one drawback is that you cannot change the I2C address of this sensor unlike TSL2561.
The built in ADC means you can use this with any microcontroller, even if it doesn't have analog inputs. The current draw is extremely low, so it’s great for low power data-logging systems. The current draw is about 0.4mA when actively sensing, and less than 5 uA when in power-down mode.
Adafruit Learn Link: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-tsl2591
Adafruit Product Page: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1429
