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+A rust driver for the [AS7265x](https://www.sparkfun.com/sparkfun-triad-spectroscopy-sensor-as7265x-qwiic.html) spectral sensor.
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+Mostly based on the [aurduino driver](https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_AS7265x_Arduino_Library) from SparkFun.
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+# Usage
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+See [examples](./examples/).
+Also the [datasheet](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/c/2/9/0/a/AS7265x_Datasheet.pdf) can give some info.
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+The driver requires a i2c device from `embedded_hal`. If you want to use the asynchronous version then enable the `async` feature flag.