RE: [AVR-Chat] 16 channel I2C LED driver
2010-08-31 by Tim Mitchell
The other potential problem with this device is it multiplexes the LED's 1/9 which will reduce the brightness a lot. The TI devices provide a full on drive.
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----Original Message---- From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave McLaughlin Sent: 29 August 2010 04:33 To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [AVR-Chat] 16 channel I2C LED driver > This looks pretty neat but you are not going to be using > these in home > projects unless you can solder down BGA style packages > and for that you will > need a stencil machine and a reflow oven or you will have > to have them made > professionally and that is going to cost you if only for > 1 or a few boards. > > What we need here is someone to make a piggy back PCB for > this device so we > have regular pins to work with.! If there was enough > interest in something > like this then I would be interested in doing it. > > Dave. > > From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > Of Alex Shepherd > Sent: 29 August 2010 03:39 > To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [AVR-Chat] 16 channel I2C LED driver > > > The Elektor-News Weekly Update had a link to this: > > http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/LED-Driver/AS1119 > > HTH > > Alex > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Tim Mitchell