Photo Transistor Light Sensor (ADA2831)

[Core]

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This Photo Transistor Light Sensor is a simple sensor that detects ambient light. It’s kind of the opposite of an LED - when light hits the little chip inside, it … read more

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[John65740]

This item is missing breadcrumbs and probably should be added to the category Sensors > Light & Colour

[Stephen]

Thanks John!

I’ll look into this

[Fergus70492]

Hi, Any idea of the angle of sensitivity for this part?

[Oliver]

Hi Fergus,

Sorry, Adafruit don’t provide that information but it should be roughly independent of angle. If you end up testing it out, please let us know what you find!