Advanced Version APDS-9960 is a digital RGB, ambient light, proximity and gesture sensor. The RGB and ambient light sensing feature detects light intensity under various lighting conditions and through various attenuation materials including darkened glass. The sensor has an I2C compatible interface providing red, green, blue, clear (RGBC), proximity and gesture sensing with IR LED. 

The proximity and gesture feature is factory-trimmed and calibrated to 100mm proximity detection distance without requiring calibrations. 

This sensor can detect the following gestures - Swipe Left, Right, Up, Down, Near, Far, etc in addition to amibient light detection, obstacle distance detection, etc. With this sensor you will be able to control a computer, microcontroller, robot, and more with a simple swipe of your hand

Applications Ideas:

Display Backlight Control, Correlated Color Temperature Sensing, Cell Phone Touch-screen Disable

Digital Camera Touch-screen Disable, Mechanical Switch Replacement,Gesture Detection

Features:

RGBC Light Sensor, Proximity and Gesture Detector with IR LED in an Optical Module

I2C Interface Compatible with Dedicated Interrupt Pin

High Sensitivity Enabling Operation Behind Darkened Glass

RGBC Light Sensing with Integrated UV-IR Block Filter

Geometrically Arranged RGBC Photodiodes Providing Uniform Angular Response

Calibrated to 100mm Detection Distance Eliminating Customer End Product Calibration

Four Separate Photodiodes Sensitive to Different Directions

Proximity and Gesture Sensing with Integrated Visible Block Filter

Patented Shield Design Minimizing Proximity Cross Talk

Integrated Optical Lens Collimating IR LED Beam and Improving Photodiode Sensitivity.

Low Power Consumption: 1.0 µA typical in Sleep Mode