Bn cht ca LED chnh l mt diode c kh nng pht sng khi phn cc thun.

Khi Led sng thi in p ri trn LED c gi tr nh nht l 0.7V v ln nht gn 2V ty tng loi LED. Ty vo tng loi LED m c gi tr dng qua LED khc nhau LED sng bnh thng. Thng thng th ngun cp cho LED 3V th chng ta khng cn in tr hn dng nhng i vi nhiu mch ngi ta khng th dng thm mt ngun na nn ngi ta dng ngun cho LED chung vi ngun iu khin (5V) v lp thm con in tr ni tip cho LED. Mc ch l hn dng cho LED khng cho dng qua LED ln hn gi tr nh mc. Nu m qu dng th LED s chy. Tnh ton in tr nh th no? 2) Cch tnh ton i n tr h n dng cho LED Nu chng ta s dng ngun 3V th khng cn phi in tr m c th lp trc tip c nhng nu m cho ngun ln hn 3V th cn phi c thm mt con in tr hn dng cho LED Chng ta p dng l thuyt mch in vo tnh ton in tr ny nh sau: R = (Vcc - Uled)/Iled vi Uled l in p ri trn LED pht quang. Nm trong 0.7 ~ 2V ty tng loi LED Iled l dng in nh mc qua LED. Da vo cng thc chng ta s tnh c gi tr in tr cho vo cho tng loi LED. Ly v d : Mua LED c Uled = 1V, Iled = 10mA vi in p ngun l 5V. p dng cng thc trn ta s tnh c R = 400 m. 3) i u khi n LED v i 8501 LED pht quang chng ta ch cn phn cc thun l n s sng.Trong 8501 ch iu khin c mc 1 (5V) v mc 0 (0V) nn do LED khi mc vo chn ca 8501 s c iu khin tt hoc m ty thuc vo trng thi ca chn 8501 c iu khin nh th no? C hai cch mc LED v chn 8501 + Mc ch x dng

Vi mc ch ny th LED s sng rt ti v cng sut ca chn 8501 rt yu. Khng cp dng cho LED sng vi ch nh mc. Nn phng php ny s lm LED sng ti nn khng hiu qu. Chn 8501 mc 1 th LED sng v mc 0 th tt + Mc ch ht dng

Mc kiu ny th LED sng ht cng sut. y l phng php ghp trc tip nhng vi x l n ch chu c mt gi tr dng nht nh qua n. Nu m qu nhiu LED ghp ni th ny th tt c dng s qua vi x l gy ra qu dng trn vi x l gy nn chy chp v chp nng khng hot ng c lu. Phng php ny ch mang tnh lp t LED v iu khin khng ng thi. Gii php l gn thm mt transitor m. i vi mc kiu ny th mc 1 th LED tt v mc 0 th LED tt. iu khin LED n ny cng rt l n gin. N da vo cch ghp ni vi vi x l v a mc cn thit ra chn vi x l th LED s sng v tt theo mun ca chng ta.