TMDSRGBLEDKIT is a multi DC/DC colour LED kit includes all the hardware and software to start experimenting and developing a digitally controlled multi DC/DC LED lighting system. This kit is based on the Piccolo MCU and the control CARD development platform. One Piccolo MCU is able to directly control eight separate DC/DC power stages as well as up to eight LED strings of various LED types and string lengths. This board takes 12V to 24V DC input and employs six boost and two SEPIC DC/DC power stage topologies to drive LED strings. The six separate boost stages drive two RGB LED strings, controlling red, green and blue colour components of each RGB LED string. The two SEPIC stages drive two white LED strings. Alternatively, up to eight separate white LED strings could be driven via the eight separate power stages. GUI allows to begin the evaluation process by providing simplified control to adjust power stage current levels for experimentation with brightness and colour mixing.
12V to 24V DC input to eight separate DC/DC power stages, 25V to 50V DC output
Six Boost and two SEPIC power stages drive two RGB LED strings plus two white LED strings
Colour mixing and brightness control
Average current mode control
350mA/string max current, configurable in software
GUI simplifies the evaluation process by providing control to adjust power stage current levels
Detachable LED panel with two RGB (red/green/blue) LED strings and two white LED strings
Detachable diffuser panel included, providing light diffusion for real world colour mixing
Piccolo based control CARD development platform
Open source hardware, including gerber files, schematics and BOMs available through controlSUITE
