I can't find where you get the Iled values for the model CFAH1602BTMC JP. can someone tell me?
The SLI-OEM has a nearly-nifty feature on it that will allow control of the backlight using its "/OUT" pin. "Nearly nifty" because you can control the backlight, but you have to do some hacking around to add the necessary current-limiting resistor. Wirz should have just put two holes in their board where you could add your own current-limiting resistor. Oh well, it gets covered up in the end so we will just scab a resistor into place.
Now the math end of things. We need to calculate the size of the resistor.
R=(5v - Vled) / Iled
You need to look up the current and voltage of the backlight from your LCD's data sheet. The CFAH2002A-RMC-JP's data sheet gives these values:
Iled (normal) = 0.28 amps (280mA)
Iled (maximum) = 0.56 amps (560mA)
Vled (normal) = 0.42 volts
Vled (maximum) = 0.46 volts
So:
Rmax = (5 - 4.2)/0.28 = 2.8 ohms (normal)
Rmin = (5 - 4.6)/0.56 = 0.7 ohms (maximum brightness)
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