apds9960_gesture_simpletest.py

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

import board
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960

i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller

apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_proximity = True
apds.enable_gesture = True

# Uncomment and set the rotation if depending on how your sensor is mounted.
# apds.rotation = 270 # 270 for CLUE

while True:
    gesture = apds.gesture()

    if gesture == 0x01:
        print("up")
    elif gesture == 0x02:
        print("down")
    elif gesture == 0x03:
        print("left")
    elif gesture == 0x04:
        print("right")