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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion adafruit_tsl2591.py
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Expand Up @@ -244,7 +244,11 @@ def lux(self):

# Handle overflow.
if channel_0 >= max_counts or channel_1 >= max_counts:
raise RuntimeError("Overflow reading light channels!")
message = (
"Overflow reading light channels!, Try to reduce the gain of\n "
+ "the sensor using adafruit_tsl2591.GAIN_LOW"
)
raise RuntimeError(message)
# Calculate lux using same equation as Arduino library:
# https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_TSL2591_Library/blob/master/Adafruit_TSL2591.cpp
again = 1.0
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