Connect RGB LED strip to Microbit

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vmcduarte
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Connect RGB LED strip to Microbit

Post by vmcduarte » Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:40 pm

Hello

I have a 4 pin RGB strip (picture in attachment)

How do I connect it to Microbit board? I mean which pin in in the strip is connected to each pin in the board?

And what pins combination will generate each color?

Thank you!

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Re: Connect RGB LED strip to Microbit

Post by scruss » Sat Dec 18, 2021 9:23 pm

This is an analogue LED strip. You won't be able to drive it directly from a micro:bit, but you'll need 3 N-Channel MOSFETs plus an external power supply and use three digital output lines to PWM the RGB channels to make different colours.

A rough guide to what you need to use: Overview | RGB LED Strips | Adafruit Learning System
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