Copyright © 2008
Rev. 1.0, 2008-12-12
Sensor Board Assembly provides a ‘plug-
n-play’ automatic lamp dimming solution.
It is designed particularly to mate with
Microsemi’s
input) and LXMG1813-12-6xS (8.4V to
16V) single lamp CCFL inverters.
connector the LXMG1800_LS will plug
into connector CN2 of the CCFL inverter
and provide an automatic dimming
solution
conditions. This saves the time and effort
needed to properly integrate this feature
with an inverter.
through a hole in the bottom of the board
assembly so it can be easily flush mounted
against the back of the display housing.
Ambient light can then be directed to the
sensor through a small hole in the display
bezel, a panel mounted light pipe, or
transparent or translucent opening in the
display housing.
IMPORTANT: For the most current data, consult MICROSEMI’s website:
The LXMG1800_LS Ambient Light
Using the included wire harness and
The board is designed to sense light
based
TM
LXMG1811-05-6
LXMG1813-12-6
LXMG1811-05-6xS
11861 Western Avenue, Garden Grove, CA. 92841, 800-877-6458, 714-898-8121, Fax: 714-893-2570
on
ambient
RoHS Compliant
LXMG1800_LS
OR
X
X
D E S C R I P T I O N
S (5V)
S (8.4V
lighting
(5V
TO
drive
brightness at complete darkness and full
brightness when about 120 lux strikes the
sensor. However the gain that determines
this range is user adjustable both up or
down by adding or removing solder
bridge(s) to short jumpers J1 to J3 on the
board.
possible to tailor the sensor board to match
a wide variety of lighting configurations.
500k rheostat to the inverter’s BRITE
input pin will override the sensor output
allowing further dimming. This rheostat
(or a selected fixed resistor) could also be
used to shift the sensor’s range down thus
trimming the gain.
permits mounting it in the typically narrow
space in the housing surrounding the LCD
display. The length of the included wire
harness
mounting of the sensor with respect to the
inverter mounting location.
O R D E R I N F O R M A T I O N
P R O D U C T H I G H L I G H T
16V)
The board comes preprogrammed to
In addition connecting an external
The small size of the sensor board
Analog Mixed Signal Group
the
Microsemi
®
There are eight gain settings
(about
minimum
http://www.microsemi.com
VEasyLIT™
•
16”)
VE
LXMG1800_LS
A
B
Ambient Light Sensor Board Assembly
MBIENT
OARD
ASY
allows
inverter
LIT™
A
LXMG1811-05-61S or LXMG1811-05-62S
LXMG1813-12-61S or LXMG1813-12-62S
SSEMBLY
P
L
flexible
RODUCTION
IGHT
lamp
Matching Microsemi Inverters
S
ENSOR
• Save Energy By Automatically
• Uses Microsemi’s LX1974 Ambient
• Plug-in Automatic Dimming
• Rated From -30°C to 80°C
• Size 31mm x 9.5mm x 2.5mm
• Easy Flush Mounting Against
• Includes 16” Leads For Flexible
• User Programmable Gain Settings
• Compatible With Microsemi’s
• Single Lamp CCFL LCD Displays
• Portable Instrumentation Displays
• Medical Instrument Displays
Adjusting Display Brightness to
Meet Ambient Light Conditions
Light Detector
Display Bezel
Mounting in System
Single Lamp Inverters:
D
LXMG1811-05-6xS
LXMG1813-12-6xS
ATASHEET
K E Y F E A T U R E S
A P P L I C A T I O N S
LXMG1800_LS
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