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2sk21 | 1 year ago

Article like this are why I keep coming back to HN: I was using an LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) for a similar task but this LED idea is fascinating. It would have never occurred to me!

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kragen|1 year ago

the photoresistor is more linear and gives you built-in smoothing over a longer period of time, but (like other photodiodes) the led is much faster