How sensitive is the RP2 light sensor?

[Backplague]

I want to make automatic lights when its dark outside, but the light sensor seems to only be off when it is completely dark. Is there any way for it to be off when it is night?

[Iscamania]

No idea... But why don't you just try some different situations? Should be fun. Or are you just the lazy type? Then you shouldn't play at all...

[Backplague]

I figured that by making a 6 blocks long 3x3 hollow tube, placing the sensor in the back facing the other end and having the end the sensor if facing at open. This tube simply filters some of the light outside so the sensor is in a dark enough place when its night and in a bright enough place when its day. Just make sure it wont get any excess light at all, eg. place the tube in a high position, away from all your lights.

[danidas]

You can adjust how sensitive it is by shift right clicking it with a screwdriver. A lot of the new and old logic items now have new functions if you shift right click them.

[Backplague]

Now my cool tube is useless :(

[alxactly]

Thanks for the tip, will use this :)

[Leshrack]

I used a solar panel -> batbox -> a few illuminators and a EU-detector cable in between the solar panel and batbox to get RP signal, after that i just ran it through a NOT gate and voila lights when its about to get dark

[sct]

But why do all that when RP2 has a light sensor now? :iiam:

[The Merchant of Menace]

Where's the fun in doing everything the easy way?

I find the Solar Panel -> Detector Cable to be much more fun than just placing down a light sensor and being done.

[luckdemon]

But from the standpoint of a server owner who wants to have some cool looking lamps mounted on jacketed wire posts to look like actual street lamps without all the extra hassle of running cable and redpower to them? its quite a nice and compact solution.