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Unread 19-02-2007, 02:55
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OI LEDs on the 5v Aux

What are the consequences(if any) of using the 5v aux pin to power a parallel circuit of LEDs. Each LED will have it's own resistor. The switches have two circuits and the LED and digital input will share a common ground, but otherwise will have separate circuits. It would be a lot easier to do it this way then to steal LED drivers from the other ports and wire each one separately. Also, doing it that way would eliminate the usability of the programmable LEDs due to their being in a constant on state.