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--- arduino:arduino_crash_course:analog_input [2017/12/06 01:16] – [Analog Input] mithat
+++ arduino:arduino_crash_course:analog_input [2017/12/06 01:27] (current) – [Night light] mithat
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-CdS cells are notoriously tweaky devices. A lot of experimentation with your particular cell will probably be required to see what your circuit is actually doing--quite likely requiring the use of the serial communication to report the ADC values (see [[light_meter|this]] for an example).
+CdS cells are notoriously tweaky devices. A lot of experimentation with your particular cell will probably be required to see what your circuit is actually doing---quite likely requiring the use of the serial communication to report the ADC values (see [[light_meter|this]] for an example).
-There are more reliable and calibrated light-level sensors available that may be a better (but significanly more expensive!) choice if you wish not to deal with the tweakiness of Cds cells.
+There are more reliable and calibrated light-level sensors available that may be a better (but significantly more expensive!) choice if you wish not to deal with the tweakiness of Cds cells.
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 FIXME We need a circuit diagram
+In the following example, we output the light-level reading to serial communication. This should help you get a feel for the range of numbers that result from for your particular unit.
+<file c cds2serial.ino>
+/*
+ CdS to Serial
+ Ouptut the reading on the CdS pin to Serial.
+ */
+const int inputPin = A0;         // use analog 0 (A0) as input pin
+const int ledPin = 13;           // connect the LED to pin 13
+int lightLevel = 0;              // used to store the input value
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(9600);            // initialize serial communication
+  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);       // make LED's pin an output
+}
+void loop() {
+  lightLevel = analogRead(inputPin);  // get an analog reading
+  Serial.println(lightLevel);         // print out the reading
+  delay(500);                         // delay between reads
+}
+</file>
+And here is the working nightlight. You may have to adjust ''lightThreshold'' so it works well with your particular CdS cell.
 <file c NightLight.ino>