Little Bird / Component atlas / 003

Inside a light sensor.

Light in. Resistance down. Explore a material that responds to its surroundings.

LIGHT-DEPENDENT RESISTORTwo electrodes · One sensitive film
Photoconductivity · Fixed applied voltage
Light sensorCOMPONENT EXPLORER
LIGHT RESPONSE
RESISTANCE ×
CURRENT %
Same voltage · full light = 1× resistance
Light reaching the film
Conventional current + → −Gold dots: incoming light
DRAG TO ORBIT  ·  SCROLL OR PINCH TO ZOOM
Current direction convention