Examples - Sensorboard - Ambient Light

Ambient Light

This Example shows the use of an ambient light sensor. Connect the sensor to an analog pin.





/**************************************************************************************************
*
*  Ambient Light Sensor TEMT6000
*
*   Version:      1.0.0 - Januar 2009
*   Author:       Etienne Ribeiro    / tutorial assistant caad      /  eribeiro[at]ethz.ch
*   Supervisor:   Christoph Wartmann / chair for caad - ETH Zürich  /  wartmann[at].arch.ethz.ch
*
*   Desc:         Shows the use of a Ambient Light Sensor TEMT6000 on analog pin.
*
***************************************************************************************************/



//
// Const
int analogPin = 0;


//
// Setup

void setup() {

        // LED (2 * blink)
        pinMode(48, OUTPUT);
        digitalWrite(48, HIGH);
        delay(200);
        digitalWrite(48, LOW);
        delay(200);
        digitalWrite(48, HIGH);


        // Serial
        Serial.begin(9600);           // sets the serial port to 9600

}



//
// Loop

void loop() {

        int val = analogRead(analogPin);
        Serial.print(val, DEC);
        Serial.print(" ");
        delay(50);

}

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