{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "MacBook ALS maps the 122-byte HID report of an Apple Silicon MacBook ambient-light sensor. Python scripts read five raw channels, lux and color temperature, while recorded CSV runs and colored-light tests support the reported field positions and channel responses.",
  "description_zh": "MacBook ALS 解析 Apple Silicon MacBook 环境光传感器的 122 字节 HID 报告。Python 脚本读取五个原始通道、照度和色温；公开的 CSV 记录与彩色光测试支撑字段位置和通道响应分析。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/macbook-als-spectral-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/macbook-als-spectral-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/8rulerstar/macbook-als-spectral/blob/2770ec7f4105b6f7cd0afd8bdda4757ebff21373/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "macbook-als-spectral-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/macbook-als-spectral-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/macbook-als-spectral-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/macbook-als-spectral-case/index.md",
  "name": "MacBook ALS: mapping five HID color channels",
  "name_zh": "MacBook ALS：解析五个 HID 颜色通道",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Python 3.8+ and an Apple Silicon MacBook ambient-light sensor.",
    "The author measured one MacBook Pro Mac16,8; decoding on other models remains unconfirmed.",
    "MIT License."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Python 3.8+ 和 Apple Silicon MacBook 的环境光传感器。",
    "作者在一台 MacBook Pro Mac16,8 上测量；其他机型的解码结果尚未确认。",
    "采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/8rulerstar/macbook-als-spectral",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}