Android Sensor.TYPE_LIGHT unity

Question

Hi,

Does anybody knows the unity of the return value of Sensor.TYPE_LIGHT on Android ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi cyrilounet,

EDIT : it seems to be Lux unit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux

If you want to know everything :

1 lx = 1 lm/m^2 = 1 cd·sr·m^-2

Where : lx = lux, lm = lumen, cd = candela, sr = steradian

Answer 2

It's in SI lux units (m/s²).