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In this part of the tutorial, we show how to connect an RGB-LED and programming it with Micropython. We first look at what an RGB LED is by building one with 3 separate LEDs. We then look at switching it on and off and how to set the color using the duty cycle in the PWM output.
 
 
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Revision as of 22:30, 19 August 2020

Description

A regular RGB LED is basically 3 LEDs (one red, one green, one blue) in parallel. This is not a smart LED, for smart LEDs see LED Ring NeoPixel

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How to connect it electrically

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How to control it in MicroPython

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A small Program in MicroPython

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Related Tutorial Videos

In this part of the tutorial, we show how to connect an RGB-LED and programming it with Micropython. We first look at what an RGB LED is by building one with 3 separate LEDs. We then look at switching it on and off and how to set the color using the duty cycle in the PWM output.

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