SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T00:37:32-06:00SparkFun Electronicssantaimpersonator on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)santaimpersonatorurn:uuid:29da899e-2e0e-169e-e4b8-62ee55944b012019-12-19T20:22:32-07:00<p>Nope.</p>
Customer #1490715 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #1490715urn:uuid:13ce2777-a474-c1ad-b840-3559e150e6062019-10-21T10:40:19-06:00<p>Can these leds be slowed down by using capacitors or resistors?
I am a newbie therefore please be specific.</p>
Customer #1090925 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #1090925urn:uuid:59caebfa-c715-bffe-c4f5-60ed852955382017-08-06T23:02:02-06:00<p>what type of resistor do these require, as some are for Red, Yellow, Orange and other are for Green, Blue and White?</p>
PointyOintment on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)PointyOintmenturn:uuid:9aa7cf23-d9e1-36c1-f5d8-df53a8a46ea82016-01-23T08:17:47-07:00<p>If I interpret the datasheet correctly, both. Alternately. And it doesn't cycle through all colors. I hope I'm reading that graph wrong.</p>
JBatt on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)JBatturn:uuid:c84b6fe8-dbd6-f920-8bc6-e7f274ecb87e2014-11-28T23:13:31-07:00<p>Do these change abruptly between colors, or is it a fade cycle?</p>
Customer #125975 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #125975urn:uuid:7a2de639-5cae-440d-7044-f23b1af8cd7d2014-09-30T00:25:46-06:00<p>What’s the right resistor if we use it with coin battery (3V) such as CR1225 or CR 2032? and how long would they last? thank you for your help in advance.</p>
Customer #550474 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #550474urn:uuid:83fe06df-35ae-201f-c1a1-9496acc4698c2014-09-01T23:13:52-06:00<p>I am wondering how these react when dimmed through PWM.
I am guessing that along with the light output getting dimmer the rate of cycle will also slow.
That is a guess.
Has anyone used these in a PWM application?
Is my guess correct?
Does anything else get screwey?
I am intending to use 16 of these to be driven by a TI TLC5940 chip controlled by an arduino.
This is only one piece of this complex lighting project, but I am wondering if this will work or not.</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:b4f25c16-08ee-2dd0-80b0-0daa0046c3942014-08-13T09:06:48-06:00<p>The 'least amount' vary and you'll start noticing that blue gets dimmer, then green gets dimmer, until you're left with a very faint red that still cycles according to the color cycling programming. You'd have to check what amount off dimming on the colors is acceptable to you in order to answer your own question :) Keep in mind that you can't classically PWM these, so that route of sparing the battery is a no-go.</p>
Customer #580947 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #580947urn:uuid:66d5aff5-cd4d-40ca-b98d-3e0274d3e6a42014-08-12T15:13:10-06:00<p>anyone know the least amount of current/ volts I need to run this LED? looking for battery longevity..</p>
Nyrath on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Nyrathurn:uuid:1170df21-cd43-a5bc-764a-dd16f4999ba92013-11-21T07:34:44-07:00<p>Kamiquasi, thank you. That is what I wanted to know.</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:34decd2f-32d9-32ae-74fa-2887159141082013-11-20T20:11:22-07:00<p>I have written a <a href="https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-emitting-diodes-leds/discuss#comment-528d3bb0d3ae26651c8b4567" rel="nofollow">discussion comment to the tutorial</a> that addresses that question from a more generic perspective, but to answer your question within the context of this specific product:<p>The datasheet includes the figures for the RED, GREEN and BLUE colors you mentioned. However, it also includes a table that is intended for circuit/the entire device, and these are the values you would use to determine how to drive the LED as a whole. The table notes a drive characteristic of 50mA@4.5V .
Though this is not actually the same as a forward voltage, and the current draw varies depending on color displayed, it is Close Enough™.</p></p>
Nyrath on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Nyrathurn:uuid:e43f4ae5-a4c6-a879-6bb0-23250e0e81582013-11-20T18:20:56-07:00<p>RobertC, the Cycling RGB LED has three different LEDs in one package. The different LEDs have different forward voltages, according to the datasheet. So which one do I use to calculate what resistor to attach to this LED, the lowest value?</p>
RobertC. on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)RobertC.urn:uuid:b61722b6-b011-0909-dae7-631257eba8d52013-11-20T14:20:00-07:00<p><a href="https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-emitting-diodes-leds" rel="nofollow">this tutorial</a> should help you out.</p>
Nyrath on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Nyrathurn:uuid:19386117-3aee-f038-5cad-cd2b439da1ed2013-11-20T10:45:49-07:00<p>newbie question: when calculating the current limiting resistor, what value do I use for the forward voltage? The red LED has Vf typical 2.0 and max 2.25, but the green and blue LED have Vf typical 3.5 and max 5.0.</p>
jerrykern on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)jerrykernurn:uuid:d473c509-b793-b3fc-90dd-be94f04efac32013-08-08T13:14:17-06:00<p>Thanks!</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:c6238c74-cd5d-5e3d-1c68-043a31bb8cac2013-08-07T19:42:57-06:00<p>Yep - Just look for the standard 5mm LED, these are the same footprint and package.</p>
jerrykern on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)jerrykernurn:uuid:368405ea-7781-8ae3-8a24-d150879ca15a2013-08-07T19:31:32-06:00<p>Are these in your Eagle library? I don't see them.</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:7d6772b9-7e7f-1f72-9ad8-ed624c9cd6db2013-04-12T11:48:13-06:00<p>Same as any other LED - 'constant' current.. a current limiting resistor will do just fine :)</p>
Buic III on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Buic IIIurn:uuid:a4352d0f-78e5-0e8d-0103-c31932473fab2013-04-12T11:33:43-06:00<p>How does one power these? Constant current, current limiting resistor, or constant voltage? The spec sheet does not specify. Maybe I need to experiment and destroy a few...</p>
Customer #39204 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #39204urn:uuid:7d0ceaee-1f17-8234-521a-a6e24db64bfb2013-02-25T22:37:55-07:00<pre><code>Ok , maybe I should say one of the many concepts that I'm going to use these for , light up color changing swords for cosplay/rave party/martial arts simulation movement .
They can run from about 3.5V to 5V which means that I can hook up three Ni-Mh batteries (in series , duh) and then charge those batteries at 4.8V and still be within the suggested voltage limits (because the battery cell at nominal will be 3.6V but they will be less than 4.8V when they're fresh off of the charger , and these RGB changing LEDs can handle that voltage range , so this means that I don't need a regulator in My light up clear plastic sword things keeping it simple , but I'm going to have five of these LEDs in each sword (10 total) but I and many other people will use these for many other reasons , I have one in My Predator Plasma Caster . Thanks Spark Fun and People
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Customer #39204 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Customer #39204urn:uuid:51b6086d-5a30-cb38-2138-0c55d99d8bfd2013-02-25T22:26:21-07:00<p>"We didn't find anything that matched LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (Slow Blink) pack of 25"
Notice that it said "PACK OF 25" but aparently that doesn't exist yet , suggestion .
Thank You Spark Fun for being a degree of Awesome .</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:fc3a65fb-9bbd-81b8-3b96-1119ae36634d2012-10-22T14:43:55-06:00<p>There's 2 other interesting properties of simple blink LEDs.<ol>
<li><p>They're horribly unstable. That is to say, take two consecutive LEDs from the same production run, hook them up, and one is still going to flash at a very slightly different frequency than the other. If that's not desirable, these are not for you. If it is - free variant-frequency without separate frequency generators on your uC or in your circuit. ( If you did want something more controllable but with little involvement, check out something like the PCA9552 - 16-bit I2C-bus LED driver with programmable blink rates. )</p></li>
<li><p>This is practically never noted in datasheets (they are, after all, intended only as indicator LEDs, like a (fake) car alarm), but some of these flashing LEDs actually go into high-Z when they're in the 'off' period of the blink. You can then stick any other LED behind it to make it flash, or control a relay (through a FET), etc. There's a few gotchas (voltage drop, etc.), but it can be fun to play with if you can find some (a batch of flashing yellow LEDs we used for an automated gate warning indicator strip didn't, which thankfully meant we could group 3 together in series for a simpler circuit - but does mean the fun shenanigans wouldn't work with them).</p></li>
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Roger7 on COM-11450 - LED - 5mm Cycling RGB (slow)Roger7urn:uuid:a0a62f1e-9f21-9de9-e55e-4d674b3efc032012-10-22T12:39:50-06:00<p>One of the most useful components that I've used for little LED projects has been the lovely blinking red LED. These allow a simple implementation of a function that might otherwise take several handfuls of parts. Here's an example part:
http://www.lumex.com/specs/SSL-LX5093BHD.pdf</p>