Als Technical Description And Troubleshooting; Ambient Light Sensor; Als Troubleshooting - Nokia RM-235 Service Manual

ALS technical description and troubleshooting

Ambient Light Sensor

Ambient Light Sensor consists of the following components:
• Light guide
• Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)
ALS is a digital I2C interface component, having two channels with different spectral sensitivities. When
combined, the component responds to illuminance similar as human eye.
• Vdd Filtering capacitor C6504
Ambient Light Sensor information is used to control keypad and display brightness of the phone. Keyboard
and Display brightness is dimmed, when environment lighting is dark.
Ambient Light Sensor is calibrated in production and can be re-tuned in service points though not
recommended unless calibration coefficient are lost for some reason.

ALS troubleshooting

Context
Functionality check:
Steps
1. Connect phone to Phoenix and set the phone (e.g. on the table) so that the amount of ambient light seen
by ALS is as stable as possible.
2. Start Phoenix
3. Choose File -> Scan product
4. Choose Testing -> Display Test
5. Open the Lights tab, check Ambient Light Sensor check box, click Read, cover the sensor and click Read
again. When covered, Luminance reading should be less than after clicking Read without covering the
sensor.
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Figure 14 Ambient Light Sensor
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