Photo Transistor Light Sensor (ADA2831)

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

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Thanks John!

I’ll look into this :slight_smile:

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

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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!