Abstract:
An integrating photometer for measuring total exposures to ultraviolet radiation. The circuit for the photometer includes a threshold limiter to suppress operation of the integrator until the illumination level exceeds a predetermined threshold. A power saving circuit turns the photometer off when no illumination is received during a predetermined time interval.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes an exposure control unit, a determination unit, and an illuminance calculation unit. The exposure control unit is configured to control a plurality of exposure times. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not saturation occurs using at least one data item of a plurality of data items obtained during the plurality of exposure times. The illuminance calculation unit is configured to calculate, if the determination unit determines that the saturation occurs, an illuminance using a data item different from the at least one data item used in the determination.
Abstract:
The following steps are performed in connection with a photodiode circuit: a) resetting the photodiode circuit; b) determining when a photodiode voltage changes in response to illumination to reach a threshold; and c) updating a counter in response to the determination in step b). The steps a) to c) are repeated until an end of a measurement period is reached. The value of the counter at the end of the measurement period is then output to indicate an intensity of the illumination.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes an exposure control unit, a determination unit, and an illuminance calculation unit. The exposure control unit is configured to control a plurality of exposure times. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not saturation occurs using at least one data item of a plurality of data items obtained during the plurality of exposure times. The illuminance calculation unit is configured to calculate, if the determination unit determines that the saturation occurs, an illuminance using a data item different from the at least one data item used in the determination.
Abstract:
A photometer in which a measuring phase, a reference phase and a dark phase are produced by means of a chopper. These phases are staggered in time, so that a single detector can be provided for all phases. In the photometer the object to be measured is situated between two light conductors, the one light conductor leading to the detector and the other light conductor leading to the chopper input. The chopper output is carried by an additional light conductor to the detector.
Abstract:
The invention relates to measuring illuminating power of light incident on a light sensor without an outside power supply. The light is converted conventionally to a pulse train, the frequency of which varies as the illuminating power. During conversion the incident light illuminates a series connection (2) of a plurality of photo diodes, which thus generate a current. This is utilized as a power source for the converter and also as electrical input quantity for the conversion itself. The pulse train generated by the converter comprises light pulses, the frequency of which is detected at the converter or at the other end of an optical fibre (7) coupled to it.
Abstract:
An optical sensor arrangement comprises a photodiode (11), an integrator (12) with an integrator input (15) coupled to the photodiode (11), a comparator (13) with a first input (18) coupled to an integrator output (16) of the integrator (12), and a reference capacitor circuit (14) that is coupled to the integrator input (15) and is designed to provide a charge package to the integrator input (15). In a start phase (A), charge packages are provided to the integrator input (15), until a comparator input voltage (VIN) at the first input (18) of the comparator (13) crosses a comparator switching point.
Abstract:
An imaging device includes an exposure control unit, a determination unit, and an illuminance calculation unit. The exposure control unit is configured to control a plurality of exposure times. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not saturation occurs using at least one data item of a plurality of data items obtained during the plurality of exposure times. The illuminance calculation unit is configured to calculate, if the determination unit determines that the saturation occurs, an illuminance using a data item different from the at least one data item used in the determination.