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  • Plant science
  • Horticultural technology
  • Photobiology

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  • LED lighting advances allow complex light regimes beyond simple on/off.
  • Current methods for programming multi-waveband LEDs are inefficient and limited.
  • Accurate programming of multichannel LED systems is crucial for plant research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust algorithm for accurately programming multi-waveband LED lighting systems.
  • To address limitations in current methods for controlling dynamic light environments.
  • To enable precise investigation of plant responses to complex light spectra.

Main Methods:

  • A multistep, multidimensional algorithm was developed.
  • The algorithm corrects for non-linearity between LED intensity settings and light output.
  • Optical crosstalk between different waveband channels is also accounted for.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm accurately programs multi-waveband LED lights.
  • It outperforms methods treating waveband channels independently.
  • The developed algorithm is available as an R package, LightFitR.

Conclusions:

  • This algorithm provides a significant improvement for programming multichannel LED lights.
  • It allows for more accurate simulation of dynamic light conditions, like seasonality.
  • Facilitates advanced research into plant photobiology and responses to fluctuating light spectra.