LDR

The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) is just another special type of Resistor and hence has no polarity. Meaning they can be connected in any direction. They are breadboard friendly and can be easily used on a perf board also. The symbol for LDR is just as similar to Resistor but adds to inward arrows as shown above. The arrows indicate the light signals. The LDR will change its resistance based on the light around it. That is when the resistor is placed in a dark room it will have a resistance of few Mega ohms and as we gradually impose light over the sensor its resistance will start to decrease from Mega Ohms to few Ohms.

Technical Specification

• Can be used to sense Light
• Easy to use on Breadboard or Perf Board
• Easy to use with Microcontrollers or even with normal Digital/Analog IC
• Small, cheap and easily available