I have been working with Light Logic for over a year now and the name Light Logic fits quite well for the entire logic gate family ie. Not, And, Nand, Or etc....
What I have recently been looking into was a name for the Led/LDR pair and a few names have popped up such as....
NPV - Nesselhaus Photonic Valve @Starhawk
IPV - Isolated Photo Varistor @Starhawk
LLPT - Light Logic Photonic Transistor @Morning.Star
Thanks for the cool ideas my friends.
But @Yann Guidon / YGDES did some digging and came up with the Vactrol.
This opto-isolated buffer uses a Led coupled to a LDR in a very small package and the Vactrol name has been in use for quite a few years and used mainly in audio applications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistive_opto-isolator
So in the end I will follow along and use the name Vactrol for my Led/LDR pair.
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Well, learnt a new name today. 👍
If I had to guess I would have said Vactrol was a motor lubricant or a cough medicine. 😁
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That's what I was thinking Lol
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