Matrix - Photoresistor
Contents
1 Introduction
- The Matrix-Photoresistor is a photoresistor module. It has a 3 pin 2.54mm spacing pin-header of which V is supply voltage, G is ground and s is output analog signal. The output signal decreases with increasing incident light intensity. Users can convert its output analog signal to a digital signal via ADC conversion.
- Output Voltage: 0 ~ Vcc
2 Features
- GPIO 3.3/5V
- Small
- 2.54mm spacing pin-header
- PCB Dimension(mm): 8 x 24
- Pin Description:
Pin | Description |
S | Analog GPIO |
V | Supply Voltage 5V |
G | Ground |
3 Basic Device Operation
- The module has a photoresistor. The resistance of a photoresistor decreases with increasing incident light intensity; in other words, it exhibits photoconductivity.If incident light on a photoresistor exceeds a certain frequency, photons absorbed by the semiconductor give bound electrons enough energy to jump into the conduction band. The resulting free electrons (and their hole partners) conduct electricity, thereby lowering resistance.
4 Applications
The Matrix-Photoresistor module outputs analog signals which can be converted to digital signals through an ADC converter e.g. the Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter module.
For more details about the Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter module refer to wiki: Matrix_-_Analog_to_Digital_Converter.
4.1 Connect to NanoPi M1
Refer to the following connection diagram to connect the module to the NanoPi M1:
Connection Details:
Matrix-Photoresistor | |
GND | NanoPi M1 Pin9 |
5V | NanoPi M1 Pin2 |
S | Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter A0 |
4.2 Connect to NanoPi 2
Refer to the following connection diagram to connect the module to the NanoPi 2:
Connection Details:
Matrix-Photoresistor | |
GND | NanoPi 2 Pin9 |
5V | NanoPi 2 Pin2 |
S | Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter A0 |
4.3 Connect to NanoPi M2 / NanoPi 2 Fire
Refer to the following connection diagram to connect the module to the NanoPi M2/ NanoPi 2 Fire.
Connection Details:
Matrix-Photoresistor | |
GND | NanoPi M2 Pin9 |
5V | NanoPi M2 Pin2 |
S | Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter A0 |
4.4 Connect to NanoPC-T2
Refer to the following connection diagram to connect the module to the NanoPC-T2:
Matrix-Photoresistor_NanoPC-T2
Connection Details:
Matrix-Potentiometer | |
GND | NanoPC-T2 USB Host GND |
5V | NanoPC-T2 USB Host 5V |
S | Matrix-Analog_to_Digital_Converter A0 |
5 编译运行测试程序
启动开发板并运行Debian系统,进入系统后克隆Matrix代码仓库:
$ apt-get update && apt-get install git $ git clone https://github.com/friendlyarm/matrix.git
克隆完成后会得到一个名为matrix的目录。
编译并安装Matrix:
$ cd matrix $ make && make install
运行测试程序:
$ matrix-adc
注意:此模块并不支持热插拔,启动系统前需要确保硬件连接正确。
运行效果如下:
The channel0 value is 2460
光照强度越强,读到的值越小。
6 代码说明
所有的开发板都共用一套Matrix代码,本模块的测试示例代码为matrix-analog_to_digital_converter,内容如下:
int main(int argc, char ** argv) { int i = 0; int value = 0; int channel = 0; if (boardInit() < 0) { printf("Fail to init board\n"); return -1; } if (argc == 2) channel = atoi(argv[1]); system("modprobe "DRIVER_MODULE); signal(SIGINT, intHandler); for (i=0; i<ADC_READ_TIMES; i++) { if (pcf8591Read(channel, &value) != -1) { printf("The channel%d value is %d\n", channel, value); } else { printf("Fail to get channel%d value\n", channel); } } system("rmmod "DRIVER_MODULE); return 0; }
API说明参考维基:Matrix API reference manual