Arduino Tutorial 25: Understanding Photoresistors and Photo Detectors

If you want just the arduino, you can get an official arduino uno R3 here: You can pick up the kit I am using in these lessons here: The kit includes all the components I use in this class, and an arduino clone. In this lesson we learn how a photoresistor works. We look at the solid state physics...

Intermediate - 36 min - Maker Tech - Paul McWhorter

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What you'll need

• Arduino starter kit: Board, sensors and a project book.
• Breadboard and jumper wires: Build without soldering.
• Raspberry Pi: A full computer for projects.
• Multimeter: See what your circuit is doing.

Books

1. Arduino For Dummies by John Nussey - View on Amazon
2. Exploring Arduino by Jeremy Blum - View on Amazon
3. Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi - View on Amazon
4. Raspberry Pi User Guide by Eben Upton - View on Amazon
5. Python Playground by Mahesh Venkitachalam - View on Amazon

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• Arduino Course for Beginners - Open-Source Electronics Platform (244 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
• Arduino Tutorial 2: Understanding How Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Work (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
• Arduino Tutorial 3: Understanding How Breadboards Work (31 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
• Arduino Tutorial 5: Understanding and Working With Binary Numbers (25 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
• Arduino Tutorial 6: Build an LED Binary Counter (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
• How to Setup a Raspberry Pi LEARNING Desktop (Linux, Hacking, Coding) (32 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)