Hi there, I'm hoping someone can confirm if this will work... I'm trying to create what I'm calling a "Giant Mechanical Pixel" (Basically 3 LEDs, Red, Green, Blue close together like a pixel in PC monitor). Each LED would have 8 switches, representing bits, and as you turn on each of the switches it adds a little more brightness to the LED, crudely simulating the 256 binary combinations of a 24bit image.
(I hope that made sense, Image attached)
Anyway, I have done a diagram on TinkerCad and it seems to work, but I'm not sure about the resistors... Its a bit weird, because every switch turned on needs to "add less resistance" to the point that when all 8 switches are on, the LED would be at its maximum brightness without burning out....
Can someone confirm:
1) would my circuit work?
2) what Ohms should my resistors be for each LED (diff color, diff voltage?)
I am using water clear Red, Green and Blue LEDs (2x5x7mm)
Thanks in advance!
(I hope that made sense, Image attached)
Anyway, I have done a diagram on TinkerCad and it seems to work, but I'm not sure about the resistors... Its a bit weird, because every switch turned on needs to "add less resistance" to the point that when all 8 switches are on, the LED would be at its maximum brightness without burning out....
Can someone confirm:
1) would my circuit work?
2) what Ohms should my resistors be for each LED (diff color, diff voltage?)
I am using water clear Red, Green and Blue LEDs (2x5x7mm)
Thanks in advance!
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