Hello, 

Yes...I know. I read earlier from a book that the op amp is a goto source 
for handling this device, i.e. the LDR/photoresistor.

Seth

P.S. Thank you for the heads up. 

On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 7:03:26 PM UTC-6, evilwulfie wrote:
>
> On 11/10/2019 5:52 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: 
> > On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 21:19:35 -0800 (PST), in 
> > gmane.comp.hardware.beagleboard.user Mala Dies 
> > <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > 
> > >from LDRII import MCP3008 #I found this source online and I cannot 
> figure 
> >> out what site I found it at currently. Anyway...if this is your source, 
> say 
> >> so! I will give you credit. 
> >> 
> >         Based on Google, the MCP3008 is a multichannel ADC. The 
> Raspberry Pi 
> > examples require it because the R-Pi only has binary GPIO. 
> > 
> >         The BBB has internal ADC (though limited to 1.8V peak, so one 
> often 
> > needs a voltage divider to reduce 3.3V (or 5V) data to fit into 0..1.8V) 
> > (for safety, one might want to limit the peak to 1.7V, and adjust the 
> > conversion equation somewhat). 
> > 
> > https://www.linux.com/tutorials/how-get-analog-input-beaglebone-black/ 
> > 
> https://learn.adafruit.com/setting-up-io-python-library-on-beaglebone-black/adc
>  
> > 
> > >from LDRII import MCP3008 #I found this source online and I cannot 
> figure 
> >> out what site I found it at currently. Anyway...if this is your source, 
> say 
> >> so! I will give you credit. 
> >> 
> >         Based on Google, the MCP3008 is a multichannel ADC. The 
> Raspberry Pi 
> > examples require it because the R-Pi only has binary GPIO. 
> > 
> >         The BBB has internal ADC (though limited to 1.8V peak, so one 
> often 
> > needs a voltage divider to reduce 3.3V (or 5V) data to fit into 0..1.8V) 
> > (for safety, one might want to limit the peak to 1.7V, and adjust the 
> > conversion equation somewhat). 
> Using an opamp is much safer 
>
> > https://www.linux.com/tutorials/how-get-analog-input-beaglebone-black/ 
> > 
> https://learn.adafruit.com/setting-up-io-python-library-on-beaglebone-black/adc
>  
>
>

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