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
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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.
WS2812 Breakout Hookup Guide
How to create a pixel string with the WS2812 and WS2812B addressable LEDs!
LED Robot Pop Up Card
Craft a paper circuit pop up card with a cycling RGB LED, battery, and copper tape.
Lumenati Alien Garden
Use Lumenati LED boards to add glow to your own alien garden.
Qwiic SHIM Kit for Raspberry Pi Hookup Guide
Get started with the Serial LCD with RGB backlight and 9DoF IMU (ICM-20948) via I2C using the Qwiic system and Python on a Raspberry Pi! Take sensor readings and display them in the serial terminal or SerLCD.
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: