RGB LED Mixer

Intro: RGB LED Mixer

Hello and welcome to my first instructable!
Today I will be showing you how to make a RGB LED color mixer.

STEP 1: Parts Needed

For this instructable you will need:

Seven Pushbutton switches
Wire
Nine Diodes
One Red LED
One Green LED
One Blue LED
One CR2032 Battery holder
One CR2032 Battery
Soldering board
Soldering iron
Solder

STEP 2: The Schematic

The schematic is really simple.

1: For the first three switches you just normally connect the LEDs.

2: On the second row you must use 2 diodes on each swich,just use them like normal wire but be sure to have the outbut of the diode going to the LED

3: The last button will control all three LEDs, repeat step two but add three diodes to all three LEDs instead of two.

Simple but AWSOME!!!

STEP 3: The Result

This project is really handy.
It is perfect for teaching children about which colors can be mixed to create new colors.
It is possible to put a big blob of hot glue on the top to mix the colors but i like it how it is.
Good luck to anyone who is building this!

Comments

[admin]

Hey, this is a great instructable and is very informative. Just one thing is missing... pictures! It really helps a lot when trying to follow directions so you should consider taking some photographs. Once you do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks! Thanks for the cool instructable and we hope to publish this soon!

[gemgroup]

i send u a diagram soon

[lemonie]

Hi, this looks good, and it obviously works! But I'm not sure you need so many parts - can you add a schematic diagram to step 2? L

[gemgroup]

i send u a diagram soon

[baharini]

Here is the schematic, it is on my website.

http://joseph.edenit.co.za/index.php/rgb-led-project

[Morgantao]

No schematics there... just a 404 code...

[gemgroup]

i send u a diagram soon

[gemgroup]

i send u a diagram soon

[gemgroup]

i send u a diagram soon