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Darkness Detector Circuit

This document describes a student project to build a darkness detector circuit. It includes a list of components needed, an explanation of how the circuit works using an LDR light sensor, and a diagram of the circuit. The circuit detects changes in light intensity using an LDR and signals an LED to turn on in darkness. The project was completed by two students to fulfill requirements for a diploma in computer engineering from Y.B. Patil Polytechnic.

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Darkness Detector Circuit

This document describes a student project to build a darkness detector circuit. It includes a list of components needed, an explanation of how the circuit works using an LDR light sensor, and a diagram of the circuit. The circuit detects changes in light intensity using an LDR and signals an LED to turn on in darkness. The project was completed by two students to fulfill requirements for a diploma in computer engineering from Y.B. Patil Polytechnic.

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THE PROJECT ON

DARKNESS DETECTOR CIRCUIT


Submitted in partial fulfillment of requitements for the award
Diploma in COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Submitted to
MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
MUMBAI
Submitted by
STUDENT NAME ROLL NO
1 PRANAV LOHAR 1233

2 DISHA PATIL 1248


GUIDED BY:VANDITA YEOLE
Y.B. PATIL POLYTECHNIC PUNE
2023-202

-CERTIFICATE-
IT IS CERTIFY THAT THE PROJECT ON A SUBJECT EEC ENTITIED “DRAKNESS DETECTOR CIRCUIT” WAS
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY STUDENTS OF SECOND SEMESTER DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING.

STUDENT NAME ROLL NO ROLE


1 PRANAV LOHAR 1233

2 DISHA PATIL 1248

PARTIEL FULLFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
SUBNITED TO DEPARTMENT Y.B.PATIL POLYTECHNIC WORK CARRIED OUT DURING PERIOD FOR
ACADEMMIC YEAR 2023-2024 AS PER CURRICULUM.

MR.M.D WALEKAR Vandita Yeole


(H.O.D.) (subject teacher)
-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SPECIAL THANKS OF GRATITUDE TO OUR TEACHER :- VANDITA
YEOLE WHO GAVE US THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS WONDERFUL PROJECT ON THE TOPIC
“darkness detector circuit” WHICH ALSO HELPED US IN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND WE CAME TO
KNOW ABOUT SO MANY NEW THINGS AND EXAMPLES WE AREREALLY THANKFUL TO THEM.
SECONDLY WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR FRIENDS WHO HELPED US A LOT IN FINALIZING
THIS PROJECT WITHIN THE LIMITED TIME FRAME.

GROUP MEMBER
*DARKNESS DETECTOR CIRCUIT*
Index

> information

> component required to build darkness detector

> circuit diagram and working process

> conclusion
Absence of light is what causes darkness, and we can automatically detect darkness or intensity of light using a Light
Dependent Resistor (LDR). The circuit can be integrated with other electronics circuits or projects to control lights of
a small bulb for automating lighting of something as large as whole city’s street lights. In this project, we will be
making a simple Darkness Detector circuit. We have previously built few awesome projects using LDR and also
made a light detector using LDR and Arduino Uno.
Components Required to build Darkness Detector
The darkness detection circuit is a very simple circuit and requires very few components, the complete list of
components is mentioned below:
•LDR
•LED
•1K ohm - Resistor
•50k ohm - Resistor
•BC547 – BJT
•9V battery
•Breadboard

Working Principle
The circuit is based around LDR which is also called a photoresistor. The resistance of LDR is dependent on
the intensity of light. The 50k resistor and the LDR makes a voltage divider circuit. When the intensity of
light falling on the LDR is high, it will have a higher resistance and hence the voltage divider will give a low
output to the base pin of the BC547 BJT. BC547 is a NPN transistor, and when the BJT is in on-state, i.e. the
emitter-base junction is in forward biased condition. The electronic path for our LED is completed and hence
the LED illuminates.
Circuit Diagram
For making the circuit, we connect a battery parallel to an LED with a 1K ohm resistor, the positive terminal or
longer leg of LED is connected to the end of resistor and the negative terminal or shorter leg of LED is
connected to the collector of our BJT. The emitter of BJT is connected to the negative terminal of the battery
and the base of the BJT is connected to the junction connecting the LDR and a 50K ohm resistor. The other end
of 50k resistor is connected to the positive rail of battery and the other end of the LDR is connected to the
negative rail of the battery. For simplifying the connections, we have connected everything in a breadboard.
The circuit diagram of the darkness detector is given below:
After connecting the components in a breadboard, we tested it by blocking the light falling on the LDR
and the circuit worked perfectly. To see it in action, you can check the video at the bottom of the page.
Conclusion
A darkness detector circuit using LDR is a very simple circuit which can have many applications in the real world. This
project requires very few components and is a cool system for your first electronics project. You can use this circuit as
a subsystem and integrate it in your future projects. I hoped you enjoyed reading about this project and are ready to
build your own darkness detector.
If you have any query, you can leave a comment in the section provided below or ask us in the Youtube video’s
comment section.
*THANK YOU*

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