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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Qwiic LED Stick - APA102C Hookup Guide
Add some I2C RGB to your project with the SparkFun Qwiic LED Stick - APA102C
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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