Hi,
I have a low voltage microcontroller circuit up and running and I'd like to be able to control it via a standard theatre dimmer (for this application, it makes sense).
the input would be 230v but it could be dimmed. originally I was thinking a mains relay would work but if it was dimmed via PWM it might make the relay flick on/off badly. is there a nicer way to test? Also is it possible to do vague readings as in percentage? so I can have say 5 different levels: 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%?
thanks
I have a low voltage microcontroller circuit up and running and I'd like to be able to control it via a standard theatre dimmer (for this application, it makes sense).
the input would be 230v but it could be dimmed. originally I was thinking a mains relay would work but if it was dimmed via PWM it might make the relay flick on/off badly. is there a nicer way to test? Also is it possible to do vague readings as in percentage? so I can have say 5 different levels: 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%?
thanks