I think this thread : http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1148719849/8#8 about the TSL230 Light to Frequency Converter from parallax might be interesting for you.

Re: PhotoTRANSISTOR Light Sensor

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