DIY LED Photometer With Arduino For Physics or Che
DIY LED Photometer With Arduino For Physics or Che
by stoppi71
Hello! placed in the beam path and again measures the light
intensity or voltage U. The transmission factor in percent
Liquids or other objects appear colored because they is then simply calculated by T = U / U0 * 100. To get the
re ect or transmit certain colors and in turn swallow absorption-factor A you just have to calculate A = 100
(absorb) others. With a so-called photometer, those minus T.
colors (wavelengths) can be determined, which are
absorbed by liquids. The basic principle is simple: with a This measurement is repeated with di erently colored
LED of a certain color you rst shine through a cuvette LEDs and determines in each case T or A as a function of
lled with water or another solvent. A photodiode the wavelength (color). If you do this with enough LEDs,
measures the incoming light intensity and converts it you get an absorption curve.
into a proportional voltage U0. This value is noted.
Thereafter, a cuvette with the liquid to be examined is
For the photometer you need the following parts: * 6 resistors with 100, 1k, 10k, 100k, 1M and 10M ohms:
ebay resistors
* A black case with the dimensions 160 x 100 x 70 mm or * an I²C 16x2 display: ebay 16x2 display
similar: housing
* a 2x6 rotary switch: rotary switch
* An Arduino Nano: ebay arduino nano
* a 9V battery holder and a 9V battery: battery holder
* An operational ampli er LF356: ebay LF356
* a switch: switch
* 3 capacitors with a capacity of 10μF: ebay capacitors
* Glass cuvettes: ebay cuvettes
* 2 capacitors with C = 100nF and a capacitor with 1nF:
ebay capacitors * LEDs with di erent color: f.e. ebay LEDs
* One voltage inverter ICL7660: ebay ICL7660 * a simple 0-15V power supply to power the LEDs
* One photodiode BPW34: ebay BPW34 photodiode * wood for the cuvette-holder
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVuUctSyBE
I saw the Youtube video. In the video you used 11 different colour LED's to make 11
measurements (1 per wavelength), but your excel plot shows 18 measurements at 18 different
wavelengths. How did you measure the other 7 wavelengths?
Hi Jamie!
First my compliment, you looked very accurate... I've ordered 12 LEDs from Roithner
Lasertechnik, the remaining 6 I had already at home. So no miracle or scam ;-)
Good luck with your photometer, cheers Christoph (stoppi)
Ah I see! I like this method, much less uncertainty than using a diffraction grating. An excellent
project, well done!
Hello. Very nice job. As you wrote RGB are just three wavelength LEDs, and colors we see are
just a perception. Which colors (or wavelength, it's better) do you advice to use?
Hi! You can see those LEDs I'm using for this photometer in the pictures. I've bought them from
Roithner Lasertechnik, located in vienna (austria). With those LEDs I cover the whole spectrum
from 400nm to 850nm well. I tried to have just 20-30nm gaps between the wavelengths. On ebay
you get 850nm IR, 395nm UV and some others. But f.e. I haven't found 5mm LEDs with lambda
between 660 and 760nm. For these LEDs a Laser-LED-company would be the right choice.
There are some companies like Roithner Lasertechnik in the USA for sure...
Thank you for your advice. Since I'm in Italy, Austria should be my best choice. Of course you got
my vote. Keep going on this way.
A GREAT JOB.. THANKS FOR SHARING.. GOT MY VOTE!..
Very nice project indeed. It will be very helpful if you may be able to demonstrate it on Youtube!!
Hello! You can see the way how to use it on youtube, just look at the video at the end...
Nice project.
I think the quality of the wavelength for RGBw are not as precise.
Hi! When you use a RGB-Led you don't have different wavelengths even when the color
changes. For example when the red and green led are on, then you get a yellow but no yellow
wavelength. Therefore it isn't meaningful to use a RGB-Led. Better than so many different LEDs
would be a continuous spectrum, which you would get with a monochromator consisting of a
white light source, a f.e. Diffraction grating and slits. But on the other hand the light intensity of
each wavelength would be much lower then my different LEDs and the setup would be more
complicated
nice work - I like it!
Thank's...