please note that i am as beginner as it gets-
i am an artist looking to have an incandescent light(available power source is standard residential outlet(120?)) be normally on and dim to off when someone approaches and peers through a porthole window. i am hoping to install a sensor below the window that would work by light(photo sensor?), or proximity(optical sensor?), but not have to have a broken beam as in a garage door safety switch. i can read basic schematics and can solder. if anyone has any suggestions they would be life savers. Thanks
i am an artist looking to have an incandescent light(available power source is standard residential outlet(120?)) be normally on and dim to off when someone approaches and peers through a porthole window. i am hoping to install a sensor below the window that would work by light(photo sensor?), or proximity(optical sensor?), but not have to have a broken beam as in a garage door safety switch. i can read basic schematics and can solder. if anyone has any suggestions they would be life savers. Thanks