MSI motherboards use light-emitting diodes to report the status of the computer. Most computers have an LED for the power and an LED for the hard drive. If the PC is turned on, the power LED glows ...

Fig 1. Single 1-W LEDs can serve as high-power, high-brightness devices. Fig 2. Certain LED applications fall into a gray area where low-power and high-power components both can fit the bill. However, ...

A few years ago, the highest power LEDs you could buy capped out around three watts. Now, LED manufacturers are taking things to ridiculous power ratings with 30, 40, and even 90 watt LEDs. Getting ...

Firstly, what output voltage is the power on LED motherboard headers? 3.3,5,12? Secondly, how many LED's could it take in parallel for more than one indicator lit at the same time? Three okay? (if not ...

Driver circuits are available in a variety of topologies. These include series (switch-mode) drivers, and parallel (non-inductor) drivers. How LEDs are driven depends on the level of efficiency ...