Week 9
Output Devices
Group Assignment
- Measure the power consumption of an output device
Power consumption of an output device
We measured the power consumption of a WS2812B RGB LED strip. We measured the power consumption of 7 solid colors and one fire animation where the leds were flickering.
Using Ohm's law we calculated the power consumption in Watts using this formula: P = V x I
Example: P = 4.9V, V = 0.06A, We can find I (WATTS) with I = P X V
I = 4.9V X 0.06A = 0.294W
4.9v | ||
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Fire | 0.06A | 0.294W |
Red | 0.11A | 0.539W |
Yellow | 0.19A | 0.931W |
Greenish Yellow | 0.24A | 1.176W |
Green | 0.11A | 0.539W |
Blue | 0.11A | 0.539W |
Purple | 0.09A | 0.441W |
White | 0.28A | 0.372W |