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RGB LED Clear Lens Common Cathode - 5mm
· MPN: COM-16911
Add red, green and blue indication to your project with this 5 mm through-hole RGB LED. It uses a clear lens and has four pins: one pin for each colour chann...
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Add red, green and blue indication to your project with this 5 mm through-hole RGB LED. It uses a clear lens and has four pins: one pin for each colour channel and a shared common cathode.
The longest pin is the common cathode, making it straightforward to identify during assembly. You can use the LED as three separate status indicators, or drive the colour channels with PWM to mix colours.
A manufacturer datasheet is available for deeper electrical and mechanical reference when designing it into your circuit.
Specifications:
- Forward Voltage (RGB): (2.0, 3.2, 3.1)V
- Light Intensity (RGB): (700, 1200, 1400)mcd
Ideal for breadboard prototypes, panels, indicators and simple lighting effects where a compact RGB through-hole LED is needed.
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- PWM
- Pulse Width Modulation is a way for a digital pin to simulate variable output power by switching on and off very quickly. It matters for controlling things like LED brightness, motor speed, or servo-style signals from a microcontroller pin.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, the three primary colours of light that are mixed in varying amounts to make a wide range of colours. In electronics RGB can refer to an LED or pixel that blends these three colours, or to a colour signal or interface that carries separate red, green and blue channels.
- through-hole
- A mounting style where the component leads pass through holes in a circuit board and are soldered on the other side. Through-hole parts are often easier to handle and solder by hand, which is useful for classroom and hobby projects.
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