Ep: 11 - How to Dim LED Backlighting for your Cockpit | DCS
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 Published On Feb 6, 2024

Learn how to dim your LED backlit panels with a super simple and effective method, using a $5 MOSFET Board and Arduino!
You're not going to want to miss this Episode!

4CH MOSFET: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/18936...

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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - How to Dim LED
1:40 - What is Pulse Width Modulation
2:24 - Using an Oscilloscope to Understand PWM
4:32 - anologWrite
6:15 - Calculating Brightness vs. Potentiometer Output
7:42 - Arduino mapping Brightness - Potentiometer Output
15:34 - Dimming FA-18 Panel Backlighting
16:43 - Using MOSFETs to control 12V lighting
20:35 - Wiring MOSFET to FA-18 Panel

Download the latest design files for our previous tutorials here!
https://cults3d.com/en/users/aHornets...

āœļø Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fus...
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šŸ•¹ Digital Combat Simulator: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
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Facebook: Ā Ā /Ā ahornetsnestpĀ Ā  to 16 inputs through 2 wires šŸ˜€ All with a bit of theory we learnt in Ep. 9
This is an absolute game changer, and can be used with DCS BIOS!

Links to download the PCBs are below

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The PCB from PCBWay
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0:00 - Intro
0:45 - The Switch
2:00 - Create the Resistive Band
4:25 - PCB in Fusion
8:07 - Soldering the PCB
10:42 - Connecting to Arduino
13:16 - Voltage Dividing / Debugging
16:45 - DCS BIOS Coding
23:57 - Game Play

Download the latest design files for our previous tutorials here!
https://cults3d.com/en/users/aHornets...

āœļø Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fus...
Download Free Trial / Personal Use

šŸ•¹ Digital Combat Simulator: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
Free Trails on most aircraft!

šŸŽ¶ Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com

Instagram: Ā Ā /Ā ahornetsnestĀ Ā 
Facebook: Ā Ā /Ā ahornetsnestĀ Ā 

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