In order to read the light from the Pyrocystis I wanted to use a Photo Cell connected to Arduino that sends the information to Max. My first try was with a basic Photoresistor, as you can see on the photo, and used the patches below.
Patches used:
- Arduino: File:Photocell_to_Max.ino
- Max MSP: File:ReceiveDataFromPhotocell.maxpat
Unfortunately this Photo Cell is not sensible enough for the light emitted by the plankton. I am thus using the Adafruit TSL2561. This link provide all the information about the drivers needed, the wiring of the Sensor and the Arduino codes. Below are the Arduino and Max patches used for this configuration.
Patches used:
- Arduino:
- Max MSP: