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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Joker94 on November 04, 2009, 04:11:27 AM

Title: photo resistor computer input
Post by: Joker94 on November 04, 2009, 04:11:27 AM

Hi

I was wondering if i was to hook a photo resistor to my mcu mother board, would there be a way to get sensor readings back to my computer without using bluetooth or wireless, more preferably a phisical connection between the board and the computer.

thanks, Joker94

Title: Re: photo resistor computer input
Post by: SmAsH on November 04, 2009, 04:24:31 AM

If the board has uart capability you could print to hyperterminal?

Title: Re: photo resistor computer input
Post by: Joker94 on November 04, 2009, 04:29:26 AM

no it does not have uart capabilities but i can look into addin something.

So if i had uart i could get the feedback onto my laptop through hyperterminal. If so is there any tutorials or sources out there that can explain how.

Title: Re: photo resistor computer input
Post by: SmAsH on November 04, 2009, 04:39:39 AM

Well, if you can get uart, then yes.
http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_uart.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_uart.shtml)
http://www.societyofrobots.com/programming_printf.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/programming_printf.shtml)

Title: Re: photo resistor computer input
Post by: Joker94 on November 04, 2009, 04:41:48 AM

thanks alot smash.

i'll go through those tutorials now. ;D

Title: Re: photo resistor computer input
Post by: SmAsH on November 04, 2009, 04:46:51 AM

Anytime :)