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06/10/09 11:58
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#165984 - No question about it ...
Responding to: ???'s previous message
If he has or can easily obtain constant current drivers, then that's probably the easiest thing to do. However, if he hasn't got them available, it may prove easier to use a scheme he can build out of simple and widely available components. Controlling brightness of LED's that behave differently depending on color may present overhead he would wish to avoid. After all, it's just another parameter he has to track. If the cathode driver sinks the required current, then all he has to do is switch the anode.

Chico has shown that he's a serious hobbyist. He's probably not willing to wait a week or longer for the chance to try a component combination he hasn't yet proven. If he finds the constant-current drive meets his need, whether it's provided with an integrated constant-current driver or a discrete one, he then knows he has a workable approach.

BTW, I don't think controlling the brightness was his goal. His problem was that the brightness of different color LED's didn't match well at the same current. That would necessitate a different current sink for each color, don't you agree? Once he has a good color-brightness match, he can determine whether he wants to use PWM rather than controlled current to effect his brightness management.

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List of 30 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
High power led driver            01/01/70 00:00      
   Have you accounted for Vce(sat) ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   resistors are not a good solution            01/01/70 00:00      
      Have you considered a current mirror?            01/01/70 00:00      
         mirror, mirror on the wall            01/01/70 00:00      
            No question about it ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               But was that the question?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I focused on the brightness match ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Doesn't it show that he's missed an important point?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        He doesn't really have to consider voltage            01/01/70 00:00      
                           for a (short) while            01/01/70 00:00      
   Sorry for the delay            01/01/70 00:00      
      The ULN works perfectly well - as far as it goes.            01/01/70 00:00      
      MOSFET Technical Info            01/01/70 00:00      
      Key term is 'logic level'            01/01/70 00:00      
         commom part            01/01/70 00:00      
            Catalogue?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Mosfet            01/01/70 00:00      
      I believe you'll have a problem ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         IRF530            01/01/70 00:00      
            Dig a little deeper, Chico ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               circuit... will work if I do this way?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  No!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Look at the specification for IRLD120            01/01/70 00:00      
                     now i get confoosed            01/01/70 00:00      
                        High power            01/01/70 00:00      
                        He has digressed            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I suspect it's because he needs a constant current switch            01/01/70 00:00      
                              And I suspect that we are wildly guessing...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 a little more specificity, please, Chico            01/01/70 00:00      

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