TSL2561 query

[Tusshar]

ir = lum >> 16;// what does this mean cant get the syntax?

full = lum & 0xFFFF; //what does this mean cant get the syntax?

[Tusshar]

Also the sensor is giving me 0 luminosity. Even when the sensor is disconnected and i run the code it gives found sensor.

[adafruit_support_bill]

ir = lum >> 16;// what does this mean cant get the syntax?

That is a binary shift operation. It shifts the value right by 16 bits (equivalent to a divide by 65535)

full = lum & 0xFFFF; //what does this mean cant get the syntax?

That is a binary masking operation using a logical AND (&). It masks off everything but the low order 16 bits.

Also the sensor is giving me 0 luminosity. Even when the sensor is disconnected and i run the code it gives found sensor.

Post photos showing all your connections and we'll take a look.

[tastewar]

ir = lum >> 16;// what does this mean cant get the syntax?

That is a binary shift operation. It shifts the value right by 16 bits (equivalent to a divide by 65535)

Minor correction -- it's a divide by 65536.

Seems like lum is a 32-bit variable that really contains 2 16-bit "fields" of information: the upper 16 bits would appear to encode ir luminosity, and the lower 16 bits would appear to encode full spectrum luminosity. (This is what I infer from the code and no other context -- could be complete BS...) The two operations are intended to isolate those two numbers into their own variables.

[Tusshar]

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[adafruit_support_bill]

The I2C bus on an UNO is on analog pins 4 and 5. The correct wiring is:

http://learn.adafruit.com/tsl2561/wiring

[Tusshar]

Ooooooooooo. Thanks sorry my first I2C sensor.