Looking for photodiode circuit (like the cheap ones on aliexpress)
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Since I've started with MySensors, it almost seems like Christmas throughout the whole year. There are just to many leds on the Arduinos and the sensors. Since a lot of these sensors use an LM393 voltage comparator it should be easy to build those sensors myself. So I ordered a couple of them on alie, but should have looked for a circuit before I ordered them
For most of the LM393 based sensors I use, I found great circuits. But I'm still looking for a circuit with a photo diode circuit using the LM393. Just like these ones:
So much obliged, if someone can help me with a circuit for a sensor that has an adjustable sensitivity digital out. And a analog out. I'm still amazed by the fact that you can measure the light level with an LED. I'd never thought about that until I started looking for a circuit. I've tested different LEds, but so far it seems like the green and yellow LEDs are the most sensitive. So I might end up using them instead of an IR led. But until I found a decent circuit... ;-)
So far I've found this circuit:
But it has no adjustable sensitivity and no analog out. (But that last one should be simple, instead of going to the LM393 I should go directly to the Arduino through a resistor)
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