PAR meter app?

[Rp8]

Anyone ever use an app to measure PAR? If so which one? For an android

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ron Reefman]

I've never even heard of an app that could use a phone to be a PAR meter. Is that what you are asking?

What would be the light sensor?

 

[littlebeard]

What sensor are you using to measure the par from your phone?

If you're using your camera I believe that only measure LUX which is visible light.

 

[Bpb]

What they said. A par meter is a specific kind of sensor. A phone camera chip and a par sensor are different things.

 

[Rp8]

Was unsure if u could. I attempted yesterday, and although there is an app, u have to have an addition sensor monitored thru bluetooth. There was a brief mention of it on another post. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Lee adams]

What sensor are you using to measure the par from your phone?

If you're using your camera I believe that only measure LUX which is visible light.

I think if you divide Lux reading by 3.2 it gives par. Some say its accurate.

 

[oreo54]

I think if you divide Lux reading by 3.2 it gives par.

Sorry, not even close. More like divide by 60.
That number changes with spectrum though.
Pure 450 blue leds, divide by 8.6.

There are numerous apps available that attempt to measure par.
Photone is one.