# Rohm BH1750 Sensor
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This ESP32 espressif IoT development framework (esp-idf) i2c peripheral driver was developed for the Rohm BH1750 sensor. Information on features and functionality are documented and can be found in the `bh1750.h` header file and in the `documentation` folder.
## Repository
The component is hosted on github and is located here: <https://github.com/K0I05/ESP32-S3_ESP-IDF_COMPONENTS/tree/main/components/peripherals/i2c/esp_bh1750>
## General Usage
To get started, simply copy the component to your project's `components` folder and reference the `bh1750.h` header file as an include. The component includes documentation for the peripheral such as the datasheet, application notes, and/or user manual where applicable.
```text
components
└── esp_bh1750
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── idf_component.yml
├── library.json
├── documentation
│ └── datasheets, etc.
├── include
│ └── bh1750_version.h
│ └── bh1750.h
└── bh1750.c
```
## Basic Example
Once a driver instance is instantiated the sensor is ready for usage as shown in the below example. This basic implementation of the driver utilizes default configuration settings and makes a measurement request from the sensor at user defined interval and prints the results.
```c
#include <bh1750.h>
void i2c0_bh1750_task( void *pvParameters ) {
// initialize the xLastWakeTime variable with the current time.
TickType_t last_wake_time = xTaskGetTickCount ();
//
// initialize i2c device configuration
bh1750_config_t dev_cfg = I2C_BH1750_CONFIG_DEFAULT;
bh1750_handle_t dev_hdl;
//
// init device
bh1750_init(i2c0_bus_hdl, &dev_cfg, &dev_hdl);
if (dev_hdl == NULL) {
ESP_LOGE(APP_TAG, "bh1750 handle init failed");
assert(dev_hdl);
}
//
// task loop entry point
for ( ;; ) {
ESP_LOGI(APP_TAG, "######################## BH1750 - START #########################");
//
// handle sensor
float ambient_light;
esp_err_t result = bh1750_get_ambient_light(dev_hdl, &ambient_light);
if(result != ESP_OK) {
ESP_LOGE(APP_TAG, "bh1750 device read failed (%s)", esp_err_to_name(result));
} else {
ESP_LOGI(APP_TAG, "ambient light: %.2f lux", ambient_light);
}
//
ESP_LOGI(APP_TAG, "######################## BH1750 - END ###########################");
//
//
// pause the task per defined wait period
vTaskDelaySecUntil( &last_wake_time, I2C0_TASK_SAMPLING_RATE );
}
//
// free resources
bh1750_delete( dev_hdl );
vTaskDelete( NULL );
}
```
Copyright (c) 2024 Eric Gionet (<gionet.c.eric@gmail.com>)
idf.py add-dependency "k0i05/esp_bh1750^1.2.1"