Gives overview of basic photoiode application and then provides a number of transistor and opamp based application circuits which demonstrate practical aspects. Brief but more than usually usefuil. Sharp "Photodiode/Phototransistor Application Circuit" App Note. 1999 Reference Code SMA99017 6 pages http://vorlon.case.edu/~flm/eecs245/Datasheets/Sharp%20photodevic= es.pdf --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .