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Behaviour
An analog LED behaves the same as the diode component, except that it emits light if the current is above the lower limit.
If the user preference Circuit → Analog → Draw LED halo is enabled, Antares draws a nice halo during simulation. The brightness of the halo depends on the electrical current and the "Min. current" / "Max. current" properties.
- Note
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Unlike in a real circuit, the LED in Antares doesn’t become damaged (and stop conducting) if the current exceed a certain limit. However, above the max. current limit, the LED’s brightness doesn’t increase anymore.
Pins
An LED has two bidirectional pins called anode and cathode.
Properties
- Light color
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The color of the light the LED emits. Can also be an expression containing a circuit parameter, such as "=LC".
- Min. current
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The current (A) above wich the LED starts to emit light.
- Max. current
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The current (A) at which the largest brightness is reached.