Merge pull request #26 from standsi/SetInitialLightGain

Set initial light gain to lowest
adafruit · Feb 26, 2024 · 9977ed5 · 9977ed5
2 parents 380aaa9 + 0cb9ae7
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diff --git a/adafruit_veml7700.py b/adafruit_veml7700.py
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ def __init__(self, i2c_bus: I2C, address: int = 0x10) -> None:
         self.i2c_device = i2cdevice.I2CDevice(i2c_bus, address)
         for _ in range(3):
             try:
+                # Set lowest gain to keep from overflow on init if bright light
+                self.light_gain = self.ALS_GAIN_1_8
+                #
                 self.light_shutdown = False  # Enable the ambient light sensor
                 break
             except OSError: