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Figure 6.8 Displaying light level in the Web browser.

For this project we are going to be using a photoresistor, which is a light-dependent
resistor that decreases its resistance value when light intensity increases and vice versa.
Table 6.2 shows the hardware and components that we will be using for this experiment.

Schematic Diagram Description Appendix

M1 Photon board M1

Breadboard H1

Jumper wires H2

R1 Photoresistor R4

R2 10-K resistor R3

Table 6.2 Hardware and Components

Figure 6.9 shows the breadboard layout diagram for this experiment.