💬 Light Level Sensor - LM393

[hek]

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[Fat Fly]

Hi.
Can i use photoresistor instead of lm393 ?

[mfalkvidd]

@Fat-Fly yes. Create a voltage divider by adding a resistor that matches your ldr and expected light levels.

[Fat Fly]

With 100k resistor like this ?

[mfalkvidd]

@Fat-Fly In general, yes. But the appropriate value of the resisor depends on which ldr you are using and the light levels you want to measure. Some LDRs are 1Mohm, some are 10kohm. Easiest way might be to experiment with different resistors.

[Fat Fly]

I need measure resistance. If i use 3,3v and 1M photo resistor what size is resistor for measure day light. I want to turn solar panels.

[AndreD]

how to connect 2-5 lm393.

[mfalkvidd]

@AndreD said:

how to connect 2-5 lm393.

Use the other analog pins (A1 to A7)

[AndreD]

Use the other analog pins (A1 to A7)

It's clear. I do not know what variables need to assign additional.

[ramoncarranza]

@hek hi, I've been searching to see if I can find anything on th LM393 Sound sensor, I know I saw one but can't find it, looking to build a simple soundsensor with the LM393 unit.

[hek]

@ramoncarranza said:

LM393

google on "LM393 datasheet"

[ramoncarranza]

@hek I found this sketch, but how do I incorporate it to my sensors library and serial gateway?

[ramoncarranza]

@hek
int soundDetectedPin = 10; // Use Pin 10 as our Input
int soundDetectedVal = HIGH; // This is where we record our Sound Measurement
boolean bAlarm = false;

unsigned long lastSoundDetectTime; // Record the time that we measured a sound

int soundAlarmTime = 500; // Number of milli seconds to keep the sound alarm high

void setup ()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode (soundDetectedPin, INPUT) ; // input from the Sound Detection Module
}
void loop ()
{
soundDetectedVal = digitalRead (soundDetectedPin) ; // read the sound alarm time

if (soundDetectedVal == LOW) // If we hear a sound
{

lastSoundDetectTime = millis(); // record the time of the sound alarm
// The following is so you don't scroll on the output screen
if (!bAlarm){
  Serial.println("LOUD, LOUD");
  bAlarm = true;
}

}
else
{
if( (millis()-lastSoundDetectTime) > soundAlarmTime && bAlarm){
Serial.println("quiet");
bAlarm = false;
}
}

[hek]

Not sure I understand what you mean by "incorporate".

Suggerst sending a TRIPPED value 1 when sound is detected for the a SOUND child sensor.

[ramoncarranza]

@hek what extra code do I need to add to the sketch so tha it sends the tripped value to my gateway?

[hek]

Look at the motion sensor as an example.

[ramoncarranza]

@hek will do thanks

[pgregg88]

Hello. I need a sensor that can sense the green status led on an audio amplifier and report state via MQTT. The goal is an accurate source of Power State (ON/OFF) for the audio amp. The light is a fairly dim led. The sensor could mount directly on it. Is the LM393 appropriate for this type of requirement?

Here is the problem... Home theater setup. TV and sound app both start at the same time. However, the audio amp has a "feature" where it cuts it's power off if it doesn't sense audio for more than two minutes. As soon as you mute the TV for an advertisement, the audio amp shuts down (while the remote control thinks the audio amps state is ON). Then, everything is out of sync and my wife and kids start calling me names. Bad ones.

[hek]

Oh, what a crappy thing. 2 minutes is nothing. You can't fix this by bypassing the circuitry that shuts the thing down?

The only way of knowing is to mount a photo resistor over the led and see if you get any reading when it is on. Use the trimpot to adjust the binary output.