Beaglevone Black Rev. C

Beaglebone Black LESSON 7: Create a Dimable LED Circuit with PWM in Python

In this lesson we will explore how to use the PWM commands we learned in the last lesson to control the brightness of LEDs in a circuit. (If you do not have a Beaglebone Black yet, you can pick one up HERE.) In order to proceed with this project, you should hook the following circuit up to your Beaglebone Black.

Dimable LED
This Circuit is Used to Demonstrate a Dimable LED Project

Note that we are using pins “P9_14” and “P9_22” which are good working PWM pins. Note the current limiting resistors are 330 ohm. Always connect the long leg of the LED towards the control voltage.

The video steps you through the code to control the LED brightness.