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DPP to control LED brightness

Posted: 28 Jan 2010  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: LED brightness  white LED  DPP circuit 

[Summary of tips] LEDs require a regulated current, and their brightness is proportional to the current that flows through them. Some LED drivers use an external resistor to set the LED current. A digitally programmable potentiometer (DPP) can replace a discrete resistor with the advantage of providing an adjustable value allowing the LED bright......
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