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looking for advice on a light sensor Mark Gilmore Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:51:48 -0500

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hi everyone,
as our EcoDimmer has 8 digital inputs that are normally unused,
i would like to support an optional light sensor that would connect to some (or all)
of these inputs
(so the EcoDimmer could intelligently control/dim the lights per the current light level).
so what i am looking for is a light sensor that is:
	powered by 5V
	converts the light level to a digital value
	outputs that value to 4 or 8 digital inputs

another possible (simpler) option would be an adjustable light threshold detector,
which would output to a single digital input when a specific brightness is reached.

any ideas ?
any specific terms i should google for ?

note: the EcoDimmer module has *no* analog inputs (only 16 digitals).

thanks !
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Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com

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