June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 40m
English
IN THIS CHAPTER WE LOOK AT some more projects based on lights and displays. In particular, we look at how to use multicolor LEDs, seven-segment LEDs, LED matrix displays, and LCD panels.
This project uses a high-brightness, three-color LED in combination with a rotary encoder. Turning the rotary encoder changes the color displayed by the LED.
The LED lamp is interesting because it has three LED lights in one four-pin package. The LED has a common-cathode arrangement, meaning that the negative connections of all three LEDs come out of one pin.
If you cannot find a four-pin RGB (red, green, blue) LED, you can use a six-pin device instead. Simply connect the separate anodes together, referring ...
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