CLUE_gesture_arrow_keys.py

import time
from board import SCL, SDA
import busio
from adafruit_apds9960.apds9960 import APDS9960
import usb_hid
from adafruit_hid.keyboard import Keyboard
from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS
from adafruit_hid.keycode import Keycode



# The keyboard object!
time.sleep(1)  # Sleep for a bit to avoid a race condition on some systems
keyboard = Keyboard(usb_hid.devices)
keyboard_layout = KeyboardLayoutUS(keyboard)
print("hid connected")

i2c = busio.I2C(SCL, SDA)

apds = APDS9960(i2c)
apds.enable_proximity = True
apds.enable_gesture = True

# Uncomment and set the rotation if depending on how your sensor is mounted.
apds.rotation = 270 # 270 for CLUE

while True:
    gesture = apds.gesture()

    if gesture == 0x01:
        print("up")
        keyboard.press(Keycode.UP_ARROW)  # "Press"...
        keyboard.release_all()  # ..."Release"!
    elif gesture == 0x02:
        print("down")
        keyboard.press(Keycode.DOWN_ARROW)  # "Press"...
        keyboard.release_all()  # ..."Release"!
    elif gesture == 0x03:
        keyboard.press(Keycode.LEFT_ARROW)  # "Press"...
        keyboard.release_all()  # ..."Release"!
        print("left")
    elif gesture == 0x04:
        keyboard.press(Keycode.RIGHT_ARROW)  # "Press"...
        keyboard.release_all()  # ..."Release"!
        print("right")