Light Sensor

Description

This is a small light sensors. As the squiggly face is exposed to more light, the resistance goes down. When its light, the resistance is about 5-10KΩ, when dark it goes up to 200KΩ.

To use, connect one side of the photo cell (either one, its symmetric) to power (for example 5V) and the other side to your microcontroller’s analog input pin. Then connect a 10K pull-down resistor from that analog pin to ground. The voltage on the pin will be 2.5V or higher when its light out and near ground when its dark.

Features

• Easy to use light sensor module
• Resistance decreases as luminance increases

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Type: 5516,
• Maximum Voltage: 100 (VDC),
• Maximum Power:90 (mW),
• Spectral Peak:540(nm),
• Light Resistance (10Lux):5~10(kOhm),
• Dark Resistance:0.2(MQ / MOhm)
• Sensitivity:0.6(min)
• Response Time (rose and Drop):30 and 40(ms)
• Dimensions: Length: 4.46mm/0.18in;Width: 5mm/0.20in;Height: 2.09mm/0.08in;Weight: 0.25g/0.01oz

Examples

• Light Sensor Tutorial :https://osoyoo.com/2017/05/05/light-sensor-tutorial/
• Use NodeMCU to publish light sensor value to internet through MQTT:Light Sensor & MQTT