Step by step guide to making a 3W RGB moodlight!!

[positron]

Re: Step by step guide to making a 3W RGB moodligh

Ill give you a copy of the code if you would like? Its attached- both compiled and uncompiled. I hope you all know how to use it

if not then just use the hex file for programming.

I can supply a kit if you wish with all the parts you need?

Thanks for that
I have no idea about jal so I will just use the hex I think.

 

[SMIDSY]

Re: Step by step guide to making a 3W RGB moodligh

Some comments:

I think you have mixed up the resistors for the LED's in the schematic. Blue tends to have a higher working voltage, and would require a smaller resistor for the same current at 5 volts. So, i believe the 5/10/15 ohms resistors must be in reverse order.

And a note for future project: On the 16f628a, port B features internal pull up resistors that are software selectable. You could have omitted the 10k resistors when using A as output and B as input port.

Its mixed to give a nice white colour not the cold white but a warmer white

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Thanks for that
I have no idea about jal so I will just use the hex I think.

yes just upload the hex file to the pic and itll work

 

[Benm]

Re: Step by step guide to making a 3W RGB moodligh

Its mixed to give a nice white colour not the cold white but a warmer white

Ah okay.. but wouldn't it make more sense to limit green and blue output by the software? That way you can easily alter it to give maximum brightness and such without any rewiring.

 

[SMIDSY]

Re: Step by step guide to making a 3W RGB moodligh

Its mixed to give a nice white colour not the cold white but a warmer white

Ah okay.. but wouldn't it make more sense to limit green and blue output by the software? That way you can easily alter it to give maximum brightness and such without any rewiring.

Im not that sort of person- Im a hardware welding beating metal with a hammer kind of guy lol.

Software editing is too elegant for me so I used the resistor approach....

The 3 mottos I work by are:
"If at first you dont succeed use a bigger hammer"
"if its worth doing its worth overdoing"
"If it doesnt work add something big and heavy"

;D