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Specifying a light controller's start level

In brief

You should use the Light level at start of test field on the light controller's settings page to specify the light level at the start of the test. Most light controllers only allow you to set the level in percent, but some allow you to set the light level in lux.

Here's a very approximate guide to lux values:

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0.01 - 5

Very dim (full moon on a cloudless night is around 0.5 lux)

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5 - 20

Dim (street lighting is usually around 5 - 20 lux)

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20 - 200

Normal (a living room is typically around 100 lux)

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200 - 1000

Light (typical office lighting is around 250 lux)

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>1000

Bright (TV studio lighting is around 1000 lux)

Details

When ANY-maze prepares to perform a test, it will set the light controller to the level that you specify here.

Note that if you specify the light level in lux, ANY-maze can't know whether the level you specify is actually achievable, so you could specify for example that the start light level should be 2000 lux, but if the device can't get this bright, then it will simply be set to its brightest level.

ANY-maze help topic T0294