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We talk through how to dim an LED (two most common ways), the PWM method and the current varying method. We demonstrate how the duty cycle change of a pulse width modulated signal can bring the brightness down to the desired level. For more information, and to see the code and circuit setup used in the video, go check out this tutorial at: www.circuitbread.com/tutorial...
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Table of Contents:
0:00 What is dimming and how were incandescents dimmed
1:08 Why dimming LEDs is better than dimming incandescents
2:35 Constant current control of LED brightness
3:55 Pulse width modulation method of dimming an LED
7:02 Benefits of pulse width modulation to dim an LED
7:55 Drawbacks of pulse width modulation
9:14 Discussion on constant current dimming
10:00 Benefits of constant current dimming
10:58 Drawbacks of constant current dimming
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