LED choice?
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- jsantucci
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LED choice?
i'm building a small tiny project in hopes of finishing by christmas time. I'm making ornaments and need to place an led inside to emulate candle flicker. i am capable of soldering myself and not sure what is more cost effective choice. do i buy the led components seperate and solder together or go with something all ready to be programmed? i plan to have a lipo batt with usb charge connection with on off switch but from that point i'm not sure next choice. i wonder if i should have 1 or 2 neopixels to create the flicker and the lumination should be pretty low. any suggestions would be great. i would like to go as small as i can to reduce weight and power consumption if possible.
- millercommamatt
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Re: LED choice?
You can just buy candle flicker LEDs. Search google.
- adafruit_support_mike
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Re: LED choice?
There are lots of possible options, from LED tea lights to a microcontroller and NeoPixels. The question "how do I do it?" will mostly depend on your personal interest for the project.
If you aren't too concerned with the techical details and just want a working system by a certain time, hacking an existing system like LED tea lights will probably be your preference. The circuits are already built and tested, they're cheap and easy to find, and the major technical issues will be repackaging the working system.
If the project is an excuse to learn some specific technology, repackaging a canned solution will be the last thing you want.. there's little to learn and almost no way to experiment with the output. For that approach, sit down and think about the pieces you really want to use, then look for ways to make them fit together in the project. We'll be happy to offer fedback and suggestions to help fill the gaps in a design.
If you aren't too concerned with the techical details and just want a working system by a certain time, hacking an existing system like LED tea lights will probably be your preference. The circuits are already built and tested, they're cheap and easy to find, and the major technical issues will be repackaging the working system.
If the project is an excuse to learn some specific technology, repackaging a canned solution will be the last thing you want.. there's little to learn and almost no way to experiment with the output. For that approach, sit down and think about the pieces you really want to use, then look for ways to make them fit together in the project. We'll be happy to offer fedback and suggestions to help fill the gaps in a design.
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.