BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor

SKU: TOY0043

This BH1750 light sensor is .NET Gadgeteer compatible, which uses the .NET Micro Framework to make writing code for your device as easy as writing a desktop, Web or Windows Phone application. This module carries a BH1750, which is an digital ambient light sensor with digital output in Lux (Lx) via I2C. This module is ideal for measuring the light intensity of car headlights, flashlights, photographic lights, Portable, game machine, Digital cameras, adjusting LCD and Keypad backlight power of Mobile phone

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    Parameter Details
    .NET Gadgeteer Compatible Yes
    Power supply voltage +3 to 5Vdc
    Measurement range and resolution Wide range and High resolution. (1 - 65535 lx)
    I2C slave-address It is possible to select 2 types.
    Measurement variation Small (+/- 20%)
    Size 0.850.630.13"(21163.3mm)
    LUX reference in lx night:0.001-0.02
    moonlit night:0.02-0.3
    cloudy indoor:5-50
    cloudy outdoor:50-500
    shinny indoor:100-1000
    shinny outdoor:about 1 million
    good for reading:50-60

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