I am new to electrical engineering and I have just bought an Arduino to build a prototype for an artificial intelligence project that I am building. I need to attach about 10, 3 pin photodiodes to an Arduino. I am just confused on how to do this with the 3 pins and the wires. Does anyone know of any good tutorials or can explain to me how to do it. I have seen a few diagrams but just need to understand physically how to do it.
I have attached an image of what the photodiode looks like. Any help is greatly appreciated.
A data sheet for the part will be much more useful than a photo. Or, at least tell us the part number so that we can find a data sheet, if we are so inclined.
I have seen a few diagrams but just need to understand physically how to do it.
When you mention something that you found on the net, why not link to it so that we know what you know.
That part may be a phototransistor, not photodiode.
Looks very much like a transistor to me, rather than a diode (based on the housing and the three pins). But without data sheet or part number that's about all that can be said about it.
