Solved a In order to detect light using a photodiode we Circuit Diagram For DC light level my favorite (easy) circuit is to use a DMM with a uA current input, just measure the current the PD produces. The TIA above by fakemoustache is nice. I've used this too, V1 ~5-15V, R1 depends on the light level and area of PD. 10k to 100M ohm. simulate this circuit - Schematic created using CircuitLab // Define the analog input pin connected to the photodiode and the op-amp output const int photodiodePin = 12 ; const int amplifierPin =10; // Define the LED pin if necessary const int ledPin = 4; void setup() { // Initialize the LED pin as an output if used pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // Initialize the analog input pin pinMode(photodiodePin, INPUT); pinMode(amplifierPin, INPUT); // Initialize
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Measuring light levels with a photodiode and an ADC Circuit Diagram
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