# Extreme levels of lux

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892>\
**Category:** Flotilla\
**Created:** [August 21, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892 "2016-08-21T20:55:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ucb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ucb/32/1476_2.png) [@ucb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ucb)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892/1 "2016-08-21T20:55:59Z")

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When (or why) do you think I could be getting these extreme levels of lux: [http://plantinator2000.no-ip.org/img/gauge-lux-86400.png](http://plantinator2000.no-ip.org/img/gauge-lux-86400.png)

The sensor is in my office, and it’s not facing direct sunlight or anything.

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892/2 "2016-08-22T14:17:22Z")

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It looks like a value is overflowing in the dark and looping back upon itself. I can’t seem to get a light module to output any weird values, though.

Could you post your code?

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**Author:** ![ucb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ucb/32/1476_2.png) [@ucb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ucb)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892/3 "2016-08-22T18:55:35Z")

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Certainly (though there’s very little mystery to it): [https://gist.github.com/ulises/0d687bde76d1c6f60f07f620ecd1fe40](https://gist.github.com/ulises/0d687bde76d1c6f60f07f620ecd1fe40)

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**Author:** ![ucb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/ucb/32/1476_2.png) [@ucb](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/ucb)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/extreme-levels-of-lux/2892/4 "2016-09-07T09:44:50Z")

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here’s a humble ping that’s longer than 20 chars :)