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| ===== Charlieplexing ===== | ===== Charlieplexing ===== |
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| Charlieplexing is a method of multiplexing a few I/O ports out of a microcontroller to control a large number of LEDs. It is common for an I/O port to either provide (source) current or provide a low level (sink) from another source of current applied to an LED, to allow an LED to light. Occasionally when designing a microprocessor circuit that has LEDs, a designer finds there are more LEDs than available I/O pins to control them. | This is a method of multiplexing a few I/O pins of a microcontroller to control a large number of LEDs. It uses I/O pins that can be 3 state, either source or sink current or be open circuit (switched as input). LEDs are wired in reversed pairs. The LEDs are driven in a multiplexed way, rapidly by software. Only 1 LED is lit at any given time. 3 pins can drive 6 LEDs, 4 pins drive 12 LEDs, 5 pins drive 20 LEDs... See the MERG Journal [[https://merg.org.uk/merg_journal/download.php?fileid=35|March 2006]] p34 for additional information. |
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| Charlieplexing differs from the common one-port-controls-one-LED scheme by allowing each port to alternately source current or sink current. Charlieplexing takes advantage of the dual use of the I/O port combined with a special LED configuration. The scheme modulates the I/O ports quickly such that the desired individual LEDs appear on. Depending on how the pin wiring and LEDs are arranged, a smaller number of microprocessor pins can control a much larger number of LEDs. See the MERG newsletter (now called a Journal) of [[https://merg.org.uk/merg_journal/download.php?fileid=35|March 2006]] pages 34 and 35 on the web site for additional information. | |
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