Category: Assignment-09-PhotoresistorDocumented

Circuit #9: Photoresistor

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Screen Shot 2014-10-22 at 5.45.23 PM

/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Photo-resistor? Photo-resistor!

A video of the photo-resistor working for your viewing pleaure.

A photograph of my finished product.

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A “Fritzing” Diagram of my circuit.

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Source code for the project. The code below was taken from

ARDX.org

/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is between 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

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/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Photoresistor

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/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is between 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Arduino project #1

I feel like I should make a “Great Gatsby” joke about the green light but that’s not pertinent

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#9

this is a really unpleasant-to-look-at fritzing diagram I’m sorry I need to get used to using the program better

the code comes from the web address given in the instruction booklet:

/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Photoresistor

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/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Photoresistor

Youtube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNPaaZP4_Yo

Final Photo

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Fritzing Diagram

Screen Shot 2014-10-22 at 12.08.04 PM

The Source Code

/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

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/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is between 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}

Photoresistor!!

Here’s a video.

I could not open the Fritzing.org website and now I have to go to the dentist so I made this makeshift diagram that I hope suffices. I apologize.
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Heres a photo of my arduino all wired up.
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Heres the code

/*
 * A simple programme that will change the intensity of
 * an LED based  * on the amount of light incident on 
 * the photo resistor.
 * 
 */

//PhotoResistor Pin
int lightPin = 0; //the analog pin the photoresistor is 
                  //connected to
                  //the photoresistor is not calibrated to any units so
                  //this is simply a raw sensor value (relative light)
//LED Pin
int ledPin = 9;   //the pin the LED is connected to
                  //we are controlling brightness so 
                  //we use one of the PWM (pulse width
                  // modulation pins)
void setup()
{
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); //sets the led pin to output
}
 /*
 * loop() - this function will start after setup 
 * finishes and then repeat
 */
void loop()
{
 int lightLevel = analogRead(lightPin); //Read the
                                        // lightlevel
 lightLevel = map(lightLevel, 0, 900, 0, 255); 
         //adjust the value 0 to 900 to
         //span 0 to 255



 lightLevel = constrain(lightLevel, 0, 255);//make sure the 
                                           //value is betwween 
                                           //0 and 255
 analogWrite(ledPin, lightLevel);  //write the value
}