From a1dde653f0d01636a060043eea530f8e6ed64e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thariq Shanavas Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:53:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add DIY Ambient Light Sensor section to README Added a section on building a DIY ambient light sensor using Raspberry Pi Pico. --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7c630c8..5a11bf2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ On wayland Clight requires specific protocols to be implemented by your composit Github user [nullobsi](https://github.com/nullobsi) created a (super nice!) qt gui for clight, with a useful tray applet too. Remember to check it out: https://github.com/nullobsi/clight-gui! +## DIY Ambient Light Sensor + +For desktops without a built-in ambient light sensor or webcam, you can build your own USB ambient light sensor using a Raspberry Pi Pico. Check out the project here: https://github.com/thariq-shanavas/RP2040_USBHID_Ambient-Light-Sensor + ## Developers Corner Clight makes use of [Clightd](https://github.com/FedeDP/Clightd), a system DBus service that exposes an [API](https://github.com/FedeDP/Clightd/wiki/Api) to manage various aspects of your screen and allows Webcam/ALS devices captures.