I'm still at work, but I have a TSL2561 breakout board waiting in a box for me at home. I'll solder the headers on and see if I can replicate your results this evening. I'll try it with both the Arduino and the Pi and see if the numbers are in the same order of magnitude.

Cheers,
Phil

TLDR? I thought I'd take a moment to introduce my little project. I'm designing and building an AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). The design is basically an underwater airplane (with the airfoils inverted, of course). It will be positively buoyant, and require forward motion to remain submerged. ...

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Thank you! Much appreciated! I'll see how long it will power my little INS.

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