/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-christmas-display---part-020Neither True Nor False! Some remote controls double up their illumination LEDs as light detectors to reduce the part count and cost so I thought I&#39;d attempt to reduce the part count even further with a PSoC 4.LEDS can double as photodiodes and can...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-christmas-display---part-020Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:29:47 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:700a5dba-05ed-4d03-9025-3fa2f1754ecdDAB1<p>Hi Monte,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like your proposed solution.</p><p>I have never used an LED as a light sensor, so I do not know if the signal will be strong enough to get a good reading.&nbsp; So I am very interested in your success.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><p><br /> </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16574&AppID=105&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">