2.3 Ambient Light Sensor
The ambient light sensor used is the TEMT6000 from Vishay. This sensor acts as an NPN transistor, so the more the sensor is exposed to light, the stronger the base bias, thus the higher the analog voltage on the signal pin.
The ambient light sensor used is the TEMT6000 from Vishay. This sensor acts as an NPN transistor, so the more the sensor is exposed to light, the stronger the base bias, thus the higher the analog voltage on the signal pin.
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