# Reading "light level" as numeric sprite ? Please help

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**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/reading-light-level-as-numeric-sprite-please-help/6434 "2021-03-01T03:44:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![frank\_schmidt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/reading-light-level-as-numeric-sprite-please-help/6434/1 "2021-03-01T03:44:49Z")

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Video: [https://youtu.be/267aW93StUc](https://youtu.be/267aW93StUc) , you can see that light level is recorded as both ‘score’ and status bar column on the Meowbit. I would like to make the numerical reading of light level to be shown on that Arcade screen as a sprite (or sprite data?) so it can be made larger and easily readable. On Micro:bit the value is easy enough to read after transmitted from Meowbit via SD Wireless chip. Any ideas on how to display a numeric reading from a sensor such as light or temperature on the main screen rather than teeny-tiny score? thanks,  
code for Meowbit: [https://arcade.makecode.com/51962-30404-57206-26061](https://arcade.makecode.com/51962-30404-57206-26061)  
You will note that the simulator does not work with this code and I think that is due to the addition of SD Wireless extension. Without that extension it should simulate.

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**Author:** ![frank\_schmidt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/reading-light-level-as-numeric-sprite-please-help/6434/2 "2021-04-22T15:29:39Z")

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Here is the answer: Video, and code link in the description. Very large numbers representing the analog light level reading. This should work to display any numerical reading of an analog sensor.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m3FID3Qo-oY/maxresdefault.jpg "Large Numerals Analog Read/Write MakeCode Arcade Light Level") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FID3Qo-oY)