Tag: Light
Texas Instruments OPT3005 Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)
Texas Instruments OPT3005 Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) is a single-chip lux meter measuring the intensity of light as visible by the human eye. The extreme IR rejection and precision spectral response of the OPT3005 enable it to accurately meter the intensity of light as seen by the human...
Continue ReadingELSYS is launching ERS Eco, a battery-free sensor line powered by Epishine’s indoor solar cells.
Industry leading LoRaWAN sensor provider ELSYS is launching their first battery-free products using Epishine’s indoor light energy harvesting solution. The environmentally friendly sensor line is launching two sensor types called ERS Eco and ERS Eco CO2. They are entirely powered by...
Continue ReadingSmartpixels.app Lighting Control Project used to control Christmas lights
story by Tomasz Siroń I would like to present a project developed with a passion for almost 10 years. It is a non-commercial installation of lights controlled via the Internet. The user can control the illumination in real-time using the panel on the website. I installed...
Continue ReadingVishay Intertechnology Releases AEC-Q100 Qualified Ambient Light Sensor
For Automotive and Consumer Applications, Device Offers High Dynamic Range to 228 klux and Resolution of 0.0034 lx/ct for Dark Lens Designs The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new AEC-Q100 qualified ambient light sensor for automotive and...
Continue ReadingSound to Colour Light Effects – Arduino Compatible
This is a fun-loving project based on the Arduino platform. The project creates color light effects with sound level sense by an onboard condenser microphone. The project consists 20 x WS2812B RGB LEDs, an Atmega328 micro-controller, condenser microphone along with pre-amplifier, RCA...
Continue ReadingAutomatic LED Stairway Lighting – Arduino Compatible
This creative idea is suitable for a stairway with 16 stairs, each stair can have a 12V LED. It has two sensors one at the start and one at the end of the stairs and when the sensor triggered at any end it starts a process of lighting each of the steps in a progressive cycle starts....
Continue ReadingNew Light-Powered AI Chip Tries to Mimic Human Brain
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a new kind of artificial intelligence technology that works by imitating the way a human brain processes visual information. It promises to bring together imaging, processing, machine learning, and memory in one single electronic chip powered...
Continue ReadingSmart LED Dimmer Controlled via Bluetooth
Author: Anas Ajaj for Dialog Semiconductor Introduction This article describes how to build a smart digital dimmer. A dimmer is a common light switch that is used in houses, hotels and many other buildings. Older versions of dimmer switches were manual, and would typically incorporate...
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