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An LED is a light-emitting diode. Lighting an LED is considered the "Hello world" of a circuit design, and it can be as simple as using a series resistor, or it can get more complicated, involving PWM and multiplexing.

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Driver Circuit for 10W LED

This is the same schematic. Which part do you not understand? simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
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Calculate RGB color ratio for a color space given a white point?

Turn on only the red LED to around 1/2 brightness. Turn on the blue LED and adjust the brightness of the blue LED until you see the purple color in the gray circle. … Turn on the green LED and adjust the brightness of the green LED until you see the desired white light. …
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How can I light up 3 LEDs in sequence but only one at a time?

here is a mechanical way just drag the lead across, contacting each LED in turn not meant as an answer (it is the only way to include a schematic) simulate this circuit – Schematic created using … Use a ball-bearing running on two wire rails - one segmented with each LED connected to a segment - to switch the LEDs in sequence. …
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What is the RGB value of Edison Light Bulbs?

do a visual comparison using something like this
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Voltage divider/reduction with no current draw

if you can replace the switch ... simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
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Measured voltage and current different from the calculated value

(you can reverse the input/output if your language uses right to left writing) It makes it easier to visualize the voltage levels in the circuit and makes it more difficult to make errors such as an LED
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