pulsing 3-color LED''s
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Yes! Check out Al Williams PAK products. I think the PAK-V or PAK
VIII is exactly what you are looking for. Best part, is that Al is
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Steve
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Sean T. Lamont .lost."
<lamont@a...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to do something like strobe a handful of 3-color led's so
I can
> do smooth color fading. This looks, I think, something like pulsing
out 3
> simultaneous pulsout's per LED.
>
> Obviously, with a 555 timer and some cap's, one could do a constant
pulse,
> and with a stamp or a pic dedicated per each channel of pulse, one
could
> do it from a master microcontroller, but I'm wondering if there's
some
> better way to do it since even PIC's would be somewhat expensive
for this
> task, and 555's aren't programmable.
>
> Is there something like an IC which will pulse continuously that
can be
> programmed to the pulse duration? Is there another methodology I
could
> use?
>
> Sean T. Lamont, Chief Mad Scientist |-- lamont@a...
> Zen Chemical Productions |--
http://www.zenchemical.com
> Fabricators of Unnecessary Amazement
VIII is exactly what you are looking for. Best part, is that Al is
super when it comes to customer service and support!
You can find his site at --> http://www.al-williams.com
Steve
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Sean T. Lamont .lost."
<lamont@a...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to do something like strobe a handful of 3-color led's so
I can
> do smooth color fading. This looks, I think, something like pulsing
out 3
> simultaneous pulsout's per LED.
>
> Obviously, with a 555 timer and some cap's, one could do a constant
pulse,
> and with a stamp or a pic dedicated per each channel of pulse, one
could
> do it from a master microcontroller, but I'm wondering if there's
some
> better way to do it since even PIC's would be somewhat expensive
for this
> task, and 555's aren't programmable.
>
> Is there something like an IC which will pulse continuously that
can be
> programmed to the pulse duration? Is there another methodology I
could
> use?
>
> Sean T. Lamont, Chief Mad Scientist |-- lamont@a...
> Zen Chemical Productions |--
http://www.zenchemical.com
> Fabricators of Unnecessary Amazement