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Part No. : LTE-R38386S-S

BNS-OD-FC 002/A4

IR Emitter and Detector

LTE-R38386S-S

8.5. Drive Method

An LED is a current-operated device. In order to ensure intensity uniformity on multiple LEDs connected in parallel in an

application, it is recommended that a current limiting resistor be incorporated in the drive circuit, in series with each LED as

shown in Circuit A below.

Circuit model (A)

Circuit model (B)

LED

LED

(A) Recommended circuit

(B) The brightness of each LED might appear different due to the differences in the I-V characteristics of those LEDs.

9. Others

The appearance and specifications of the product may be modified for improvement, without prior notice.