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Phidgets releases 1127 light sensor
 
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Phidgets releases 1127 light sensor
CALGARY, Alberta, May 22, 2008 Phidgets released the 1127 Precision Light Sensor, which measures human perceptible light level in lux.

Model 1127 measures light levels from Moonlight (1 lux) to the brightness of a TV Studio (1000 lux) 1127 can measure light level from 1 lux (moonlight) to 1,000 lux (typical light level in a TV studio), which is fine for most indoor applications

Product Specifications
Device Current Consumption: 2 mA
Output Impedance: 1K ohms
Bandwidth / Reaction Time: 50 Hz
Minimum / Maximum Voltage: 3.3VDC to 5.0VDC
Minimum Light Level: 1 lux
Maximum Light Level @ 5V pwr supply: 1000 lux
Error / Accuracy (Typical): 5%
Maximum Light Level @ 3.3V pwr supply: 660 lux

Software Environment
Users can program Phidgets using a simple yet powerful and well documented Application Programming Interfade (API) that is supported under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux. Users can write programs in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, C/C++, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, Matlab, ActionScript 3.0, and Cocoa.

Phidgets also provides programming examples for all its products to help programmers write their own programs.

“Unlike a lot of our competitor’s products that require their users to write some firmware code in order to use their sensor, we are completely “Plug and Play” says Bernard Rousseau, Director of Marketing. “With Phidgets, you plug it in and start using it and when it comes to programming, the user, not us, decides which operating system and which computer language he wants to use”, added Rousseau.

Pricing and Availability
The 1127 Precision Light Sensor is available now. The suggested resale price is $11.00 Canadian.

About Phidgets
Phidgets, Inc. is a technology leader in the design and manufacture of low-cost control and sensing modules connected to personal computers through the USB port. Phidgets products are ideally suited for fast prototyping. The privately held company is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
 
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