SENSOR WITH A DYNAMIC DATA RANGE

A sensor with a dynamic data range. The sensor generates sensor values at consecutive time points. The sensor is configured in such a way that the data range is subjected, after each time point, to a treatment corresponding to one of the following treatment options performed as a function of the generated sensor values, wherein the treatment options include:-increasing the data range if n of the generated sensor values are outside the data range during a first time window,-decreasing the data range if m of the generated sensor values are within the data range during a second time window, and-otherwise leaving the data range unchanged. A method for automatically adjusting a data range of such a sensor is also described.