He can’t show us the schematic, but he did share some tips on how to build an LED driver around a MAX16834 chip. As you move to higher power designs the barriers to success pile up rather quickly.

With some research, he discovered the HT16K33 LED driver, which checked all the boxen. The first version worked, but needed what looks like a couple of bodge wires. No shame in that!

Suppose we want to drive an LED string with 400 mA. Drivers U1 and U2 (MAX16803) are good for automotive use because they have a high input-voltage range, excellent thermal qualities, and the ...

There are two main types of LED drivers available – constant current and constant voltage. Now, if your LED lights don’t have inbuilt drivers, then you need to get the driver separately.

For several years manufacturers have been introducing LED bulbs onto the market with the eventual goal of replacing incandescent and CFL lamps. The design of these lamps has evolved from very simple ...

To make LED fixtures even more energy efficient, learn how to properly dim the LED lamps. The quest for energy efficiency has led manufacturers to investigate ways of dimming all kinds of lighting ...

Analog dimming of LEDs has key advantages, including standalone operation, without the need for additional circuitry to generate a PWM signal (such as a microcontroller) and a ...