# Title: UV 3 Click Board™


## Description: The UV 3 Click Board™ is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with I2C protocol interface. The click carries VEML6070 UVA light sensor designed by the CMOS process. UV 3 click runs on either 3.3V or 5V power supply. VEML6070 sensor features VEML6070 is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with I2C protocol interface and designed by the CMOS process. The active acknowledge (ACK) feature with threshold windows setting allows the UV sensor to send out a UVI alert message. VEML6070 incorporates a photodiode, amplifiers, and analog/digital circuits into a single chip. VEML6070's adoption of Filtron™ UV technology provides the best spectral sensitivity to cover UV spectrum sensing. It has an excellent temperature compensation and a robust refresh rate setting that does not use an external RC low pass filter. VEML6070 has linear sensitivity to solar UV light and is easily adjusted by an external resistor. Specifications Type Optical Applications The UV 3 Click Board™ be used for UV measurement applications, sun exposure protection devices, display backlighting control, prototyping of wearables, handsets, and various consumer electronics based on received ambient or UV light On-board modules VEML6070 UVA light sensor Key Features Converts solar UV light intensity to digital data, excellent performance of UV radiation measurement under long time solar UV exposure Interface I2C Compatibility mikroBUS Click board size S (28.6 x 25.4 mm) Input Voltage 3.3V or 5V Pinout diagram This table shows how the pinout on the UV 3 Click Board™ corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns). Notes Pin Pin Notes NC 1 AN PWM 16 NC NC 2 RST INT 15 ACK Acknowledge pin NC 3 CS TX 14 NC NC 4 SCK RX 13 NC NC 5 MISO SCL 12 SCL I2C digital serial clock input NC 6 MOSI SDA 11 SDA I2C digital serial data output Power supply +3.3V 7 3.3V 5V 10 +5V Power supply Ground GND 8 GND GND 9 GND Ground Jumpers and settings Designator Name Default Position Default Option Description JP1 Logic level Left 3.3V Data in level Voltage Selection 3V3/5V, left position 3V3, right position 5V


## Product type: Click Board


## Vendor: Mikroelektronika d.o.o.


## Tags: Click Board, MikroE, Optical, Sensor


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## Metafields 

- full_description: <section>
<p>The<em><strong> UV 3 Click Board™</strong></em> is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with I2C protocol interface. The click carries VEML6070 UVA light sensor designed by the CMOS process. UV 3 click runs on either 3.3V or 5V power supply.</p>

<h3>VEML6070 sensor features</h3>

<p>VEML6070 is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with I2C protocol interface and designed by the CMOS process. The active acknowledge (ACK) feature with threshold windows setting allows the UV sensor to send out a UVI alert message.<br />
<img alt="" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" data-mce-src="https://shop.mikroe.com/img/cms/uv-3-click-inside-image.jpg" src="https://shop.mikroe.com/img/cms/uv-3-click-inside-image.jpg" /></p>

<p>VEML6070 incorporates a photodiode, amplifiers, and analog/digital circuits into a single chip. VEML6070's adoption of Filtron™ UV technology provides the best spectral sensitivity to cover UV spectrum sensing. It has an excellent temperature compensation and a robust refresh rate setting that does not use an external RC low pass filter. VEML6070 has linear sensitivity to solar UV light and is easily adjusted by an external resistor.</p>

<h3>Specifications</h3>

<section>
<table>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>Type</td>
            <td>Optical</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Applications</td>
            <td>The <strong>UV 3 Click Board™</strong> be used for UV measurement applications, sun exposure protection devices, display backlighting control, prototyping of wearables, handsets, and various consumer electronics based on received ambient or UV light</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>On-board modules</td>
            <td>VEML6070 UVA light sensor</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Key Features</td>
            <td>Converts solar UV light intensity to digital data, excellent performance of UV radiation measurement under long time solar UV exposure</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Interface</td>
            <td>I2C</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Compatibility</td>
            <td>mikroBUS</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Click board size</td>
            <td>S (28.6 x 25.4 mm)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Input Voltage</td>
            <td>3.3V or 5V</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>
</section>

<p> </p>

<h3>Pinout diagram</h3>

<p>This table shows how the pinout on the <strong>UV 3 Click Board™ </strong>corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).</p>

<table>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th>Notes</th>
            <th>Pin</th>
            <th><img alt="" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" data-mce-src="https://cdn.mikroe.com/img/mikrobus/mikroBUS-logo-black.png" src="https://cdn.mikroe.com/img/mikrobus/mikroBUS-logo-black.png" /></th>
            <th>Pin</th>
            <th>Notes</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>AN</td>
            <td>PWM</td>
            <td>16</td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>2</td>
            <td>RST</td>
            <td>INT</td>
            <td>15</td>
            <td><strong>ACK</strong></td>
            <td>Acknowledge pin</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>3</td>
            <td>CS</td>
            <td>TX</td>
            <td>14</td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>4</td>
            <td>SCK</td>
            <td>RX</td>
            <td>13</td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>5</td>
            <td>MISO</td>
            <td>SCL</td>
            <td>12</td>
            <td><strong>SCL</strong></td>
            <td>I2C digital serial clock input</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td> </td>
            <td>NC</td>
            <td>6</td>
            <td>MOSI</td>
            <td>SDA</td>
            <td>11</td>
            <td><strong>SDA</strong></td>
            <td>I2C digital serial data output </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Power supply</td>
            <td><strong>+3.3V</strong></td>
            <td>7</td>
            <td>3.3V</td>
            <td>5V</td>
            <td>10</td>
            <td><strong>+5V</strong></td>
            <td>Power supply</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Ground</td>
            <td><strong>GND</strong></td>
            <td>8</td>
            <td>GND</td>
            <td>GND</td>
            <td>9</td>
            <td><strong>GND</strong></td>
            <td>Ground</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

<h3>Jumpers and settings</h3>

<table>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th>Designator</th>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Default Position</th>
            <th>Default Option</th>
            <th>Description</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>JP1</td>
            <td>Logic level</td>
            <td>Left</td>
            <td>3.3V</td>
            <td>Data in level Voltage Selection 3V3/5V, left position 3V3, right position 5V</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

<h3> </h3>
</section>

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- examples: 

<p>Code examples for the <strong>UV 3 Click Board™</strong>, written for MikroElektronika hardware and compilers are available on Libstock.</p>

<h4>Code Snippet</h4>

<p>This code reads the value of UV light from VEML6070 and sends it to the user via UART.</p>

<pre>
01 char uartTxt [20];
02 
03 void systemInit()
04 {
05     Uart5_Init (9600);
06     Uart5_Write_Text ("rnInitializing...");
07     I2C2_Init( 100000 );
08     Delay_ms (100);
09     UV_3_initDriver (0x70,I2C2_Start, I2C2_Stop, I2C2_Write, I2C2_Read);
10     VEML6070_Init();
11     Uart5_Write_Text ("rnInitialized");
12 }
13 
14 void main()
15 {
16     systemInit();
17 
18    while( 1 )
19     {
20           Uart5_Write_Text ("rnUV value: ");
21           IntToStr (UV_3_read(), uartTxt);
22           Uart5_Write_Text (uartTxt);
23           Delay_ms (750);
24     }
25 }</pre>

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- summary: <p>The <em><strong>UV 3 Click Board™</strong></em> is an advanced ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with an I2C protocol interface. The Click Board™ carries a VEML6070 UVA light sensor designed by the CMOS process.</p>
<p>The<strong> UV 3 Click Board™</strong> runs on either 3.3V or 5V power supply.</p>