Wiring the Ml8511 Ultra Violet Light Sensor on Microcontroller

This is the ML8511 Ultra Violate Light Sensor, which is suitable for acquiring UV intensity indoor or outdoor. The ML8511 equipped with internal amplifier which converts photo-current to voltage depending on UV intensity, and offers you an easy interface to external circuits.

Applications Smart Phone, Watch, Weather Station, Navigation, Gaming, UV Radiation-Quantity Monitoring, Skin Care, Aging, Sterilization and Washing. The ML8511 detects 280~390nm light most effectively and categorized as part of the UVB Burning Rays Spectrum and UVA Tanning Rays Spectrum.

Step 1: Features

Photodiode sensitive to UVA and UVBEmbedded Operational AmplifierAnalog Voltage OutputLow Supply Current (300uA typ.) and low standby current (0.1uA typ.)Small and thin surface mount package (4.0mm x 3.5mm x 0.73mm)

Step 2: Required Components

Arduino Microcontrollers, Teensy (Teensyduino Integrated), ESP8266 (ESP8266 Arduino IDE Integrated), DigiSpark, STM32, AVRML8511 Breakout Board / ML8511 SMP Chip (See the Schematics Diagram & Refer to ML511 Datasheet)Jumper Wire / DuPont WireSolder-less BreadboardLCD Display (Optional)

Step 3: Wiring Diagram / Source Code & Code Libraries

Downloads

Source code and wiring guide can be found below.

http://www.14core.com/wiring-the-ml8511-ultra-violet-light-sensor-on-microcontroller/

Download ML8511 Datasheet | PDF