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Anybody got a Blinky LED Circuit with program

Scott PortocarreroScott Portocarrero Posts: 72
edited 2009-07-25 02:53 in BASIC Stamp
I am looking for a cool blinky LED circuit for the BS2 that will randomly scroll / blink / flash rows of LEDS. I am going to add this circuit to the SUPERBOE))) per some users request

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  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2009-07-24 05:58
    you can blink leds really easily in hardware using a 555 timer. as for running leds all you need to do is put 5v to the anode, and a resister(R) between the cathode and the pin.

    R=(5-VLED)/.02

    if you want to do say an 8x8 grid you would use 8 pins through a resister(R) to run the anode on each row and 8 pins to run the cathode on each column.

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  • dev/nulldev/null Posts: 381
    edited 2009-07-24 10:44
    To minimize pinouts, consider using a 74HC595 shift register.
    With one 595, you can control 8 leds using 3 pins.

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    Don't worry. Be happy
  • Scott PortocarreroScott Portocarrero Posts: 72
    edited 2009-07-25 02:53
    Perfect PJ allen thanks
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