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Lab 1 - LED and LDR

This document provides instructions for a lab experiment to use a light dependent resistor (LDR) to control the brightness of a light emitting diode (LED). The objective is to assemble a circuit on a breadboard with an LDR, LED, and power supply. Students will measure the resistance of the LDR uncovered and covered, then measure the voltage across the LDR in the circuit as it is covered and uncovered to control the brightness of the LED. Replacements will be made to test with different colored LEDs.

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Lab 1 - LED and LDR

This document provides instructions for a lab experiment to use a light dependent resistor (LDR) to control the brightness of a light emitting diode (LED). The objective is to assemble a circuit on a breadboard with an LDR, LED, and power supply. Students will measure the resistance of the LDR uncovered and covered, then measure the voltage across the LDR in the circuit as it is covered and uncovered to control the brightness of the LED. Replacements will be made to test with different colored LEDs.

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Lab1 ENGI12195 - Practical Circuits

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

Lab 1 – LED and LDR

Student Name_________________________ Student Number_________________________

Objective: To use an LDR to control the brightness of an LED

Parts List (available from the tool crib):


1 light dependent resistor (LDR)
3 light emitting diodes (LED) (red, green)
1 breadboard (Protoboard)

Bench Equipment: Power Supply, Digital Multi-Meter (DMM)

Light Sensor (LDR):


A photocell (light sensor) or light-dependent resistor (LDR) is a resistor whose resistance decreases with
increasing incident light intensity.

LDR

Light emitting diode (LED):


A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits visible light when an electric current passes
through it.

* Look inside the LED for two kind of triangle pieces. One of them is smaller which is positive and the bigger one is
negative.

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Lab1 ENGI12195 - Practical Circuits

Procedure:
1. Use the bench digital multimeter (DMM) to measure and record the resistance of the LDR. Then cover it
with your finger and repeat the measurement.
Bench DMM
R uncovered= __________ Press the “Ω 2W”

R covered= __________

2. Using a breadboard, assemble the circuit as shown below. If the LED does not illuminate reverse the legs of
the LED.
Bench Power Supply

CH3, +5V

3. Keep the power supply connected to the circuit, measure the voltage across the LDR as you cover and
uncover the LDR. Record you results below.

VLDR (uncovered)= VLDR(Covered)=

4. Replace the LED with another LED (different color), record your results below:

VLDR (uncovered)= VLDR(Covered)=

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