RuntimeError: Overflow reading light channels! could maybe suggest lowering the gain

[jedgarpark]

Sample code is at 25x gain so a decent flashlight will exceed the light level pretty easily and crash the program with the error https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-tsl2591/python-circuitpython#full-example-code-2997857-15
Perhaps the error could let the user know to lower the gain?

[jposada202020]

Confirmed the behaviour described here. tested in

Adafruit CircuitPython 6.2.0-beta.3-188-g05ed179e1 on 2021-03-15; Adafruit Feather RP2040 with rp2040

Problem gets solved when using GAIN_LOW

[jposada202020]

Solved in #21. Thanks. Closing

[averter]

The message is helpful, but my tsl2591 is under direct sunlight with GAIN_LOW and INTEGRATIONTIME_100MS and the code keeps crashing... With this configuration isn't this sensor supposed to work even under these extreme light conditions? I'm copying my code below for reference.

import board
import adafruit_tsl2591
import time
import requests
i2c = board.I2C()
sensor = adafruit_tsl2591.TSL2591(i2c)
sensor.gain = adafruit_tsl2591.GAIN_LOW
sensor.integration_time = adafruit_tsl2591.INTEGRATIONTIME_100MS
READING_DELAY = 1
time.sleep(READING_DELAY)
print(sensor.lux)