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LowActive() causes weird Fade behaviour
I need to connect the -ve pin of LEDs to the Arduino as I'm using a ULN2803A transistor to power 10 5mm LEDs. As this is the opposite of the usual single LED connection I'm using the LowActive() method to invert the fade, but it does a weird blip at the beginning which I don't see when connecting the +ve LED lead to the Arduino pin.
Any idea what's happening here? Ideally I'd like a smooth fade from off to the max brightness value.
+ve LED Lead Connected to Arduino Pin
#include <jled.h>
#define AMBER_LED_PIN 3
#define AMBER_LED_FADE_UP_TIME 4000// Time to power up (power first turned on)
#define PULSE_TIME 1200 // Fade down/up pulse time
#define MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS 220
#define MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS 110
JLed leds[] = {
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).FadeOn(AMBER_LED_FADE_UP_TIME).MaxBrightness(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS).DelayAfter(250),
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).Fade(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS, MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS, PULSE_TIME/2),
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).Breathe(PULSE_TIME).MaxBrightness(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS)
.MinBrightness(MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS).DelayAfter(250).Forever()
};
JLedSequence amberLEDseq(JLedSequence::eMode::SEQUENCE, leds);
void setup() { }
void loop() {
amberLEDseq.Update();
}
-ve LED Lead Connected to Arduino Pin w/ LowActive()
#include <jled.h>
#define AMBER_LED_PIN 3
#define AMBER_LED_FADE_UP_TIME 4000// Time to power up (power first turned on)
#define PULSE_TIME 1200 // Fade down/up pulse time
#define MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS 220
#define MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS 110
JLed leds[] = {
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).LowActive().FadeOn(AMBER_LED_FADE_UP_TIME).MaxBrightness(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS).DelayAfter(250),
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).LowActive().Fade(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS, MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS, PULSE_TIME/2),
JLed(AMBER_LED_PIN).LowActive().Breathe(PULSE_TIME).MaxBrightness(MAX_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS)
.MinBrightness(MIN_BRIGHT_AMBER_LEDS).DelayAfter(250).Forever()
};
JLedSequence amberLEDseq(JLedSequence::eMode::SEQUENCE, leds);
void setup() { }
void loop() {
amberLEDseq.Update();
}