Adafruit LTR390 UV Light Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic

The LTR390 is one of the few low-cost UV sensors available. With both ambient light and UVA sensing with a peak spectral response between 300 and 350nm. You can use it for measuring  how much sun you can get before needing to covering up.

Unlike the Si1145, this sensor will not give you UV Index readings. However, the Si1145 does UV

Index approximations based on light level not true UV sensing. The LTR-390, in contrast, does have

a real light sensor in the UV spectrum. It’s also got a much much simpler I2C interface so you can

run it on the Arduino or Python microcontrollers/microcomputers with ease. Unlike the GUVA analog

sensor, the biasing and ADC is all internal so you don’t need an ADC.

To make using it as easy as possible, we’ve put the LTR390 on a breakout PCB  in our Stemma QT form

factor with a sprinkle of support circuitry to give you options when testing. You can either use a

breadboard or the SparkFun qwiic compatible STEMMA QT connectors, and compatibility with 5V voltage

levels as commonly found on Arduinos, as well as 3.3V logic used by many other boards like the

Raspberry Pi or our Feathers. QT Cable is not included, but we have a variety in the shop for quick

plug-and-play support.