On 17/01/2013 4:30 PM, IVP wrote: >> I was thinking the PWM should allow Vout to be the same as Vin >> (except for the MOSFET loss) when the PWM is at 100% > As the duty cycle changes, does the apparent (depth of) colour ? Hi Joe, These are white LED strips. Even with RGB strips I have not noticed PWM=20 causing colour shifts though. > SMPS needn't be too complicated. The MC34063 is one I use > often, but Microchip, National, Linear etc have simpler SMSP > controllers which need fewer components Thanks for that. I'd forgotten about the trust old MC34063. Strangely enough, all of the TI (National) solutions are horribly=20 complicated. David... --=20 ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .