What is Daylight Detector in Minecraft?
A daylight detector is a special redstone block that can sense the brightness of the sky. It looks like a flat panel with a solar cell like texture. Its main purpose is to send out a redstone signal that gets stronger as the sky gets brighter. This allows you to create contraptions that automatically turn on or off depending on the time of day. Players use the daylight detector to make automatic streetlights that turn on at night, alarm clocks that go off at sunrise, or doors that only open during the day. It is a key component for anyone who wants to make their base more automated and responsive to the world around it. It also has a second mode that lets it detect darkness instead of light.
How to get Daylight Detector in Minecraft
The only way to get a daylight detector is by crafting it. It does not generate naturally anywhere in the world. The crafting recipe requires some materials from both the Overworld and the Nether. You will need three glass blocks, three nether quartz, and three wood slabs of any type. You can get glass by smelting sand in a furnace. Nether quartz is found by mining nether quartz ore in the Nether. Wood slabs can be crafted from any type of wood plank. Once you have all your materials, open a crafting table. Place the three glass blocks in the top row, the three nether quartz in the middle row, and the three wood slabs in the bottom row. This will create one daylight detector.
How to use Daylight Detector in Minecraft
The main use for a daylight detector is to create a redstone signal based on sunlight. Place it down where it has a clear view of the sky. It will output a redstone signal from 0 to 15, depending on how bright it is. At midday, it will be 15, and at night, it will be 0. You can use this to power redstone lamps for automatic lighting. A very important feature is that you can right click the daylight detector to invert it. In inverted mode, it will detect darkness instead of light. This means it will output a signal of 15 at midnight and 0 at midday. This is perfect for making lights that turn on exactly when it gets dark. You can also use it to power note blocks to create a sunrise alarm.
How to craft Daylight Detector in Minecraft
Crafting Table
What can Daylight Detector make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.