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:
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Quick Illuminated Boxes
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SparkFun Photodetector (MAX30101) Hookup Guide
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QuickLogic Thing Plus (EOS S3) Hookup Guide
This guide provides users with functional descriptions, configuration options for the QuickLogic Thing Plus EOS S3. It also serves as a “Getting Started” and “How To” guide.
Interested in learning more about LEDs?
See our LED page for everything you need to know to start using these components in your project.
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