LDR Based Automatic night lamp

Now my doubt is that if I install this circuit for switching my outdoor light, should the relay fluctuates in the transition time? I have a doubt that relay may toggle abnormally for some time in transition period, because I think the illuminance doesn't suddenly decrease at point of transition.

There's a fairly easy software fix called [u]hysteresis[/u].

Here's a made-up example of how it works...

  • Let's say your light level is 0-10 where 0 is dark and 10 is full-brightness.

  • You program the light to come-on when the light level falls to 4, but it doesn't switch-off until the light level comes back to 6.

Heaters & air conditioning systems all use hysteresis and sometimes they call it "swing" (i.e. 1 degree of swing).

You could also add some delay so that every time it switches, nothing can change for some period of time.