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Precision labs series: Ambient light sensors

TI Precision Labs is the electronics industry’s most comprehensive online classroom for analog engineers. The on-demand courses and tutorials pair theory and applied exercises to deepen the technical expertise of experienced engineers and accelerate the development of those early in their career. This modular, on-demand curriculum includes hands-on training videos, covering temperature sensor design considerations with online course work, quiz and labs.The light sensor curriculum contains short training videos that cover the basics of light sensors, key specifications for selecting light sensors for different applications, integrating into design and more!New content will continue to be added to this series so be sure to check this page for the latest light sensor lessons!
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Precision labs series: Ambient light sensors

Fundamentals of light sensing (5)

What is light and why measure light

00:08:40

Types of light sources

00:10:09

How the human eye sees light

00:09:00

Units of light

00:15:27

Types of light sensors

00:15:29

Application use cases for light sensors (3)

Display bright adjustment: light sensor use case

00:09:15

Tamper detection: light sensor use case

00:05:32

Day vs night detection: light sensor use case

00:06:58

How to integrate light sensors into your design (5)

Integrating a light sensor in your design

00:16:18

Cover materials for light sensors

00:09:35

Extending light sensor field-of-view with lenses, diffusers and light pipes

00:14:15

System design for bottom facing light sensors

00:10:00

Figures of merit for light sensors

00:12:07

Calibration and testing (3)

Testing Light Sensors and Prototype Systems

00:13:39

Light Sensor Calibration in the Lab

00:10:24

Light Sensor Production Line Testing and Calibration

00:08:38

Color sensing fundamentals and applications (3)

Introduction to color sensors

00:08:27

Choosing a color sensor for your application

00:09:15

How to define a color

00:10:41

What is light and why measure light

This video will discuss the fundamental properties of light relevant to light sensing and will touch on the reasons why one would want to measure light.

00:08:40|25 Feb 2020
Within the fundamental properties of light, this video will explain electromagnetic spectrum and wavelength from radio to gamma rays. This video will also give a detailed explanation of sensing different types of light including wide spectrum and everything in between.