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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit Right Angle VEML7700 Lux Sensor - I2C Light Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA5378 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-right-angle-veml7700-lux-sensor-i2c-light-sensor-stemma-qt-qwiic.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-right-angle-veml7700-lux-sensor-i2c-light-sensor-stemma-qt-qwiic.html.md)) Vishay has a lot of light sensors out there, and this is a nice simple lux sensor that's easy to add to any microcontoller. Most light sensors just... ## Pricing - **Price:** $8.75 (inc GST) — $7.95 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $7.72 (exc GST) · 50+ $7.55 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 1 today, and up to 44 more in 7–12 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA5378:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA5378:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Vishay has a lot of light sensors out there, and this is a nice simple lux sensor that's easy to add to any microcontoller. Most light sensors just give you a number for brighter/darker ambient lighting. The VEML7700 makes your life easier by calculating the lux, which is an SI unit for light. You'll get more consistent readings between multiple sensors because you aren't dealing with some unit-less values. It's also one of the very few light/lux sensors Adafruit have ever seen that is **right angle** - that means that it **senses light that is coming parallel to the PCB surface not perpendicular**. The sensor has 16-bit dynamic range for ambient light detection from 0 lux to about 120 klux with resolution down to 0.0036 lx/ct, with software-adjustable gain and integration times. As with all Adafruit breakouts, Adafruit have done the work to make this handy light sensor super easy to use. Adafruit have put it on a breakout board with the required support circuitry and connectors to make it easy to work with. Since I2C is supported, Adafruit have added [SparkFun Qwiic](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=qwiic) compatible [**STEMMA QT**](https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-adafruit-stemma-qt) JST SH connectors that allow you to get going **without needing to solder.** Just use a [STEMMA QT adapter cable](https://core-electronics.com.au/jst-sh-4-pin-to-premium-male-headers-cable-qwiic-compatible-150mm-long.html), plug it into your favorite microcontroller or Blinka supported SBC and you're ready to rock! [QT Cable is not included, but Adafruit have a variety in the shop](https://core-electronics.com.au/search?q=stemma+qt+cable). [Adafruit have written libraries for Arduino](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_VEML7700) (C/C++)[ as well as CircuitPython (Python 3)](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VEML7700) so you can use this sensor with just about any kind of device, even a Raspberry Pi! ## Technical Details Product Dimensions: 25.5mm x 17.7mm x 4.6mm / 1.0" x 0.7" x 0.2" Product Weight: 1.9g / 0.1oz ![RoHS 2 2011 65 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2011_65_EU_7356c5574c.svg)![RoHS 2 2015 863 EU Compliant](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RoHS2_2015_863_EU_86773f57f9.svg) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/i/m/image_13244.jpg)