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Dual Digital Interface, Multi-Channel LED Driver from Diodes Addresses RGB and Single-Color Solid-State Lighting

24.02. 2023 | News
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Diodes Incorporated announces its latest linear current LED driver, the DIODES™ AL5887. This product offers a simple way of driving numerous LEDs to enable complex color mixing and different lighting patterns. It integrates both I2C and SPI interface options, providing maximum system design flexibility. Delivering a wide color range and an extensive dynamic range of brightness levels, this device can be used in smart home appliances, electric vehicle charging stations, infotainment displays, IoT information indicators, and computing hardware.

The AL5887 has a total of 36 independent programmable channels and can drive up to 12 RGB LED modules or 36 single-color emitters. It features an internal 12-bit pulse-width modulation (PWM) for color and 6-bit analog brightness control, which can be accessed through either SPI or I2C interfacing.

The AL5887 LED driver from Diodes is supplied in a 52-pin wettable QFN package, with exposed pad for better heat dissipation, and is available at $1.70 in 1,000 piece quantities (more info).