Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Contributors:
Nick Poole, 
bboyho
Nick Poole, bboyho Resources and Going Further
You've made it! You know, like, almost everything... about LEDs. Now go forth and put LEDs on whatever you please! And now... a dramatic reenactment of an LED without a current limiting resistor being over powered and burning itself out:
Yeah... it's not spectacular.
If you'd like to learn more about some LED related topics, visit these other tutorials:
Light
Light is a useful tool for the electrical engineer. Understanding how light relates to electronics is a fundamental skill for many projects.
IR Communication
This tutorial explains how common infrared (IR) communication works, as well as shows you how to set up a simple IR transmitter and receiver with an Arduino.
Das Blinken Top Hat
A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.
How LEDs are Made
We take a tour of a LED manufacturer and learn how PTH 5mm LEDs are made for SparkFun.
The Great Big Guide to Paper Circuits
Let's take a look at different materials we can use to combine paper crafting and electronics.
Motion Controlled Wearable LED Dance Harness
Control LEDs based on your movement using an accelerometer! Make your LEDs breathe by fading in and out when laying on the floor, turn off the LEDs when moving to your side, or make the LEDs blink in a headstand!
Qwiic Twist Hookup Guide
Take your volume knob beyond 11 with the Qwiic Twist digital RGB LED encoder via I2C!
SparkFun Qwiic Micro (SAMD21E) Hookup Guide
An introduction to the Qwiic Micro SAMD21E. Level up your Arduino-skills with the powerful SAMD21 ARM Cortex M0+ processor!
Interested in learning more about LEDs?
See our LED page for everything you need to know to start using these components in your project.
Or check out some of these related blog posts: