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
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How LEDs are Made
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FemtoBuck Constant Current LED Driver Hookup Guide v13
The FemtoBuck board is a high-efficiency, single-channel constant-current LED driver.
LP55231 Breakout Board Hookup Guide
Get to know the LP55231 9-channel LED driver., and learn how to configure and program this surprisingly flexible IC.
LuMini Ring Hookup Guide
The LuMini Rings (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED rings available.
LuMini 8x8 Matrix Hookup Guide
The LuMini 8x8 Matrix (APA102-2020) are the highest resolution LED matrix available.
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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