EDN

Constant Current vs. Constant Voltage (LED Drivers)

LEDs for lighting are found anywhere from DIY IoT modules to commercial lighting applications and the cabins of airplanes. To run properly, these critical lighting devices require a precise balance of ...
EDN

Constant-current, constant-voltage converter drives white LEDs

LEDs usually take their drive from a constant dc-current source to maintain constant luminescence. Most dc/dc converters, however, deliver a constant voltage by ...
Control Global

Don’t fight the power supplies

The article provides details on device types such as dc supplies, converters, transformers and protection devices used in ...
Hackaday

A Simple Programmable Electronic Load Using The Arduino

Some projects are both educational and useful. We believe that [Jasper’s] Arduino based electronic load is one of those project. [Jasper’s] electronic load can not only act as a constant current load, ...
Electronic Design

5 A Constant-Current, Constant-Voltage Converter with Internal PWM Generator

The LT3954, a DC/DC converter designed to operate as a constant-current source and constant-voltage regulator with an internal 5A switch, is now available from Linear Technology. The LT3954, a DC/DC ...
Electronics Weekly

Constant current linear LED driver IC regulates LED current

Infineon has brought out a constant current linear LED driver IC which provides low-voltage drop performance for regulating LED current. It is the second device released in the new generation BCR ...
Embedded

A Digital Constant Current Power LED Driver

This code supports Application Note AN1138: A Digital Constant Current Power LED Driver, using the PIC12HV615? an 8-pin, PIC microcontroller (MCU) with many integrated analog features. The LED driver ...