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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/2] leds: Add control of the voltage/current regulator to the LED core
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On 16/07/2019 12:50, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 05:56:57PM +0200, Jean-Jacques Hiblot wrote:
>> A LED is usually powered by a voltage/current regulator. Let the LED core
> This is almost certainly nitpicking but since there's enough other
> review comments that you will have to respin anyway ;-)
No problems. comments are welcome.
> Is an LED really "usually powered by a voltage/current regulator"? Some
> LEDs have a software controlled power supply but I'm not sure it is
> the usual case.
True. I'll reword this.
> Likewise its a little confusing to be talking about LEDs with an
> external current regulator since, although that is possible, it is also
> one the main features provided by LED driver chips.

In my experience LED drivers are quite often current sinks. In that case
the power is provided externally, and sometimes by a managed regulator.

Thanks,

JJ

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> Daniel.

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