Questions tagged [led]

Light Emitting Diode. These lights are more energy efficient than incandescent and compact florescent lights. These types of lights can be attached to programmable circuits and use very little power.

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brightest single LED running off of a 9v battery

I need help finding an LED to work with my project(if I told you what it is you'd say I was stupid, which has already been established by basically everyone). Here's the important stuff; It is going to be powered by a GP SUPERCELL Super Heavy Duty…
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Which LED strips should I buy for a music sync project?

I want to start a project using java to make led strips in my room react to the audio being played (preferrably via mp3 on my phone/pc, not just through picking up on sound in my room). However, I don't know what LED strips i need/what to look for…
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Incredible Night Wave Light System

I want to have a nice night-light-waves projector at home. Not a simple and primitive toy for children as But a super-level beautiful dynamic waves system, as in the movie "Blade Runner 2049": Any ideas?)
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UL certified, DMX compatible programmable LED controller

We're doing a commercial LED installation with some industrial-grade LEDs that are DMX compatible. We need a controller that receive real-time input from a computer to change it's color/brightness/etc. It's a small number of lights in an indoor…
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What is the difference between an LED and a lamp?

What is the difference between an LED and a lamp? If they are different, how can I tell if a component is a LED or a lamp?
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Hardware device to control addressable RGB LED strips from a computer, with a non-proprietary programming interface

I would like to control addressable RGB LEDs (ws2812b / NeoPixels) from a program on a computer running Linux. Seems that most gaming-grade motherboards have some sort of direct 3-pin port for such LED strips, controllable through a vendor-specific…
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