New product: T1-3/4 (5mm) RGB LED with Diffused Lens (5-pack)

We are now selling T1-3/4 (5mm) common anode RGB LEDs! These multi-color LEDs contain red, green, and blue (RGB) elements that can be mixed to produce different colors. The three color elements share a common anode and are encased in a diffused white lens that blends the colors and widens the viewing angle. This product is a pack of five (5) RGB LEDs.

These LEDs replace the RGB LEDs with a common cathode that we used to sell. The common-anode setup of the new ones is nice because you can drive the LEDs with a low-voltage microcontroller I/O pin in an open-drain configuration (provided the pins can handle the current and are tolerant of the LED supply voltage). If you need to build your own drive circuit, you just need one low-side transistor per LED.

Here are some other posts on our blog about LEDs:

• Simple LED circuit
• Simple LED circuit abstractions

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T1-3/4 (5mm) RGB LED with Diffused Lens (5-pack)