It detects the current heat of your monitor so it can shut it down if it is getting clsoe to overheating.
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Commonly-used-terms defined for HP commercial monitors ... A light sensor at the top of the monitor gauges ambient light in the work environment and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor for optimum viewing. This takes away the frequent and tedious task of manually adjusting brightness on the screen;
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September 23, 2002 - TSL2550 single-chip, ambient light sensor produces digital output capable of direct SMBus interface. It reduces overall system power by measuring ambient light to control display screen backlighting in portable equipment and also identifies light source type. ... Wireless Sensors monitor temperature, light,
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Although inkjets were available in the 1980s, it was only in the 1990s that prices dropped enough to bring the technology to the high street. Canon claims to have invented ... Inkjet printers have made rapid technological advances in recent years. ... Traditionally, inkjets have had one massive attraction over laser printers;
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The first ambient light sensor that converts light intensity to a digital signal output capable of direct SMBus interface is now available from Pacer Components. ... In addition to portable communications equipment the TSL2550 can also be used to monitor lighting conditions for commercial and residential lighting.
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The Measure Ambient Light dialog box appears. ... 3. Hold the photometer 8 inches away from the center of the monitor with the sensor pointed toward the screen.
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You have previously used the LEGO® light sensor in your programming. ... the photocell reads the intensity of ambient light (normal lighting). Placing the photocell inside of a LEGO® brick allows us to be able to use it as if it were a normal part of our ... · Plug the soldering iron in where the monitor plug was located ---
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Figure 3. Retrieving ambient light sensor readings. Compiling the program shown in Figure 3 and running it on a supported computer will print a pair of numbers representing the "left" and "right" sensor ... ... Detection of Ambient light to control display backlighting ?Computing device - TFT LCD monitor for Notebook computer...
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Monitor Ports Mini-VGA port; Mirroring only ... « iMac G5 1.6GHz 17-inch iMac G5 1.8GHz 17-inch (Ambient Light Sensor) iMac G5 1.9GHz 17-inch (iSight) »...
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The May 2005 revision of the iMac G5 got a 200 MHz speed boost, bringing it to 1.8 GHz and 2.0 GHz. Other improvements include an 8x dual-layer SuperDrive, better video, and gigabit ethernet. ... Apple Specs for iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor)
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