User's Manual

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High Sensitivity Light Sensor PS-2176
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Spectral Response
The sensor's Si PIN photodiode is responsive across a spectrum
ranging from 320 nm to 1100 nm. The response curve is shown in
Figure 3.
Figure 3: Spectral Response
Specifications
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Sensing Element Si PIN photodiode
Spectral Response 320 nm to 1100 nm
Gain Levels 10 000×, 100×, and 1×;
switch selectable
Approximate Lux Ranges 0 to 1, 0 to 100, 0 to 10000
Maximum Sample Rate 1000 Hz
Resolution (relative
intensity units)
±0.01 at 1000 Hz on 0 to 100 scale
±0.0005 at 5 Hz on 0 to 100 scale
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
RELATIVE SENSITIVITY
WAVELENGTH (nm)
200
400
600
800
1000
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