Had an idea for a friends project: to cut it short, he'd like to to incorperate smd leds into the album artwork(on his record sleeve.) Originally thought it may be possible to do this with a button cell battery, but now it was made obvious to me that the current/voltage requirements just don't make this feasible. then i thought, how cool would it be to incorporate a thumbdrive into the album packaging so that he can include a digital copy of his music.
if at all possible id like to wire the album leds in parallel with the flash drive so they light when plugged in, but im not sure this would leave enough current for the usb drive to function. there's probably a lot im overlooking here, so please chime in if there are obvious considerations that im missing. also anyone have an idea as to how much a typical thumb drive draws during operation? I've been told usb ports can put out 500mA max but they have to be set to do so.
Thanks!
Cabers
if at all possible id like to wire the album leds in parallel with the flash drive so they light when plugged in, but im not sure this would leave enough current for the usb drive to function. there's probably a lot im overlooking here, so please chime in if there are obvious considerations that im missing. also anyone have an idea as to how much a typical thumb drive draws during operation? I've been told usb ports can put out 500mA max but they have to be set to do so.
Thanks!
Cabers