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Re:A Xenon flash will cause the Raspberry Pi 2 to freeze by jakobegger on Sunday February 08, 2015 @06:10AM (#9016955)
Since the effect seems to be caused by a silicon component that isn't properly shielded from light, anything with a photon energy higher than the bandgap should do. The bandgap of silicon is 1.1eV, which means the effect should start in near-infrared.
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Re:A Xenon flash will cause the Raspberry Pi 2 to freeze by psgbg on Sunday February 08, 2015 @06:41AM (#9017000)
What about glass, then that should work, right?
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Re:A Xenon flash will cause the Raspberry Pi 2 to freeze by jakobegger on Sunday February 08, 2015 @06:59AM (#9017036)
Not sure I understand you correctly.

The problem should happen with near-infrared, visible, and UV-light. Glass is transparent in the visible range, and depending on type, also in IR / UV, so glass won't work as a shield.

The easiest, reliable way to shield would be wrapping in aluminum foil (also helps against RF-interference).

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Re:A Xenon flash will cause the Raspberry Pi 2 to freeze by psgbg on Sunday February 08, 2015 @08:31AM (#9017204)
Yeah you are right. I was assuming that the chips would block visible light but I forgot about UV.
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