Chapter 6. Using the Light Sensor
Introduction
The light sensor is the most useful of the NXT's sensors. As seen in Figure 6.1, the sensor comprises two LEDs. One is the actual sensor, a photodiode, which receives light and is used to measure its intensity. The other is an ordinary LED, which illuminates a surface so the first LED can measure the amount of light being reflected from it.
Figure 6.1. The light sensor showing the photodiode (top) and the illuminating LED (bottom).
The icon (see Figure 6.2) has a “light” symbol to identify it, and the bar across the icon is yellow. The icon exhibits a smaller light symbol if the LED is switched ...
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