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= Description =
 
= 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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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 =
 
= How to connect it electrically =

Revision as of 22:38, 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

The RGB LED is connected like 3 paralell LEDs. It is important that you need one resistor for each color! The resistor goes before the LED and not onto the common ground.

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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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