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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: ninja on August 03, 2007, 09:13:12 PM

Title: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: ninja on August 03, 2007, 09:13:12 PM

I was able to get the $50 robot programmed and running, but the LED light is not on. I tried using the "LED_on();" function but that doesn't seem to work. I was wondering if there was a way to get the LED turned on brighter (like if there is a programming code to get it to work). Thanks :)

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: Soeren on August 03, 2007, 09:21:57 PM

Hi,

Are you sure that you have connected the LED the right way round ?

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: ninja on August 03, 2007, 09:53:27 PM

I am very sure that the LED is connected the right way around.

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: ed1380 on August 04, 2007, 06:34:40 AM

are you sure it ain't burned out?

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: Admin on August 04, 2007, 09:11:02 AM

My LED burned out twice on my $50 Robot . . .

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=925.0

I never figured out why, and just gave up on replacing the LED after the 2nd time . . .

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: ninja on August 04, 2007, 10:55:56 AM

I'm going to have to guess that my LED got burnt. As long as the MCU is still working I will not have to worry about the LED? ???

Title: Re: LED light on the $50 robot tutorial
Post by: Admin on August 04, 2007, 11:31:26 AM

Yea everything will work fine without the LED, but the LED is nice to have as an output indicator for debugging . . .