howerj / ledcom

Using an LED for light sensing and two way communication

LED Communications

• Project: Communications and light level sensing using a LED
• License: MIT
• Copyright: Richard James Howe, 2020
• Email: [e-mail]
• Repository: https://github.com/howerj/ledcom

WORK IN PROGRESS

To Do

• Implement basic LED sensing library
• Implement basic LED communications library
• Build custom protocol on top of LED library
• Test with different micro-controllers and LED lights
• Write paper/documentation
  • Write a paper like the Mitsubishi paper
  • Make diagrams/videos/instructions on how to setup using and Arduino.
• Add references
  • Mitsubishi LED paper
  • Forrest Mims
  • Synchronization using a state machine

References:

• https://dlbeer.co.nz/articles/packet.html

• "Very Low-Cost Sensing and Communication Using Bidirectional LEDs" Full citation: Dietz, Paul & Yerazunis, William & Leigh, Darren. (2003). Very Low-Cost Sensing and Communication Using Bidirectional LEDs. 175-191. 10.1007/978-3-540-39653-6_14. available at: https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse590u/03su/papers/low-cost-sense-ubicomp03.pdf with YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKneKz1PJCc