Timeline for Connect a light sensor to PC
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Aug 21, 2012 at 4:04 | answer | added | Marc Martin | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 8, 2012 at 3:13 | answer | added | lyndon | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 4, 2012 at 0:28 | comment | added | JustJeff | back when PCs had analog joystick ports, it would have been dirt simple. oh well. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 20:18 | answer | added | clabacchio | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 17:00 | vote | accept | opc0de | ||
| Feb 3, 2012 at 16:57 | answer | added | Russell McMahon♦ | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:36 | comment | added | clabacchio | The uC will be the less expensive and probably simplest solution...no, the simplest would be to buy a DAQ card and measure directly the resistance, but it's quite expensive (>200$) | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:36 | answer | added | Oli Glaser | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:23 | comment | added | kenny | phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1127 if you aren't looking to build | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:21 | comment | added | kenny | a $1 PIC can do that | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:18 | comment | added | opc0de | @kenny i am looking into the cheapest method. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 15:14 | comment | added | kenny | a microcontroller with a serial port that reads an analog signal representing the light level is doable. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 14:59 | history | asked | opc0de | CC BY-SA 3.0 |