Sparkfun Electronics RedBoard - Circuit 3: RGB LED; RGB LED Functionality; Circuit 3 Assembly Guide

Circuit 2
PARTS:
p.10
IC
1
X
330Ω
Resistor
8
X
LED
8
X
You know what’s even more fun than a blinking
LED? Changing colors with one LED. RGB, or
red-green-blue, LEDs have three dierent color-emit-
ting diodes that can be combined to create all sorts of
colors. In this circuit, you’ll learn how to use an RGB
LED to create unique color combinations.
Depending on how bright each diode is, nearly any
color is possible!
RGB LED
PARTS:
CIRCUIT #3
3
Potentiometer
1
X
Transistor
P2N2222AG
1
X
Wire
6
X
330Ω
Resistor
3
X
LED
1
X
IOREF
RESET
RESET
7-15V
SCL
SDA
AREF
GND
13
12
~11
~10
~9
8
7
~6
~5
4
~3
2
1
0
TX
RX
13
3.3V
5V
GND
GND
VIN
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
POWER
ANALOG IN
DIGITAL (PWM~)
ON
ISP
TX
RX
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red
common
green
blue
GND
(Ground)
RED
GREEN
BLUE
RedBoard
PIN 11
PIN 10
PIN 9
Resistors (330 ohm)
(Orange-Orange-Brown)
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode)
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