How to design your own LED driver

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If you find yourself in need of a driver for a high power string of LEDs this is a must read. [Limpkin] just designed this driver as a contract job. 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. Using a chip like the MAX16834 really helps to … [Read more...]

Building a power supply around a DC-DC converter

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The EEVblog is on a roll with interesting topics lately. In the latest episode [Dave] takes us through the nitty-gritty of switch mode power supply design. Using DC-DC converter IC's in not especially hard. The datasheets tend to have fairly good usage schematics but there's always a bit of heartache that goes into figuring out which external components will make for an optimal design. Get your … [Read more...]