Thanks for your help, my point of confusion was the changing around of the ratio which
was not intuitive to me.

In case anyone else (like me) needs a more explicit explanation, the equation is simply
a ratio (using S1087):

Isc = Short Circuit Current

1 lx / I = 100 / Isc
1 lx = 1 / Isc * I * 100
       = 1 / (.16 * 10e-6) * I * 100
       = (1 / .16 ) * (1 / 10e-6) * I * 100
       = .625 * 10e6 * I * 100
       = .625 * 10 * 1e6 * I * 100
       = .625 * 1e6 * I * 1000

Thanks again Rob,

Frank


Robert Szewczyk wrote:
The values from the S1087 and S1087-1 datasheets:  The  constants come
from the table on the first page of the datasheet, where the
manufacturer lists the current output at 100 lux.

Best regards,

Rob
On 9/11/07, Frank Maker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
Hello,

I'm working with a set of MoteIV Tmote Sky motes and I'm wondering if
anyone can explain how
the light sensor conversions are derived from the datasheet for the
light sensor
(S1087 & S1087-01)on their website:

S1087    lx = 0.625 * 1e6 * I * 1000
S1087-01 lx = 0.769 * 1e5 * I * 1000

From: http://www.moteiv.com/community/Getting_Data_from_Tmote_Sky's_Sensors

I've looked over the datasheet many times and I'm confused about where
the first scaling factors
(i.e. 0.625 & 0.769) come from?

Thanks,

Frank Maker
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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