On 11 Mar 2002, John Scherer wrote: > What would be cool is to use a tri-color led and a simple circuit to > convert voltages. This way you would get red for one controller, > Green for the Second, and Yellow for the third controller. > > Tricolor LEDs come in two- and three-pin packages. Although the > three-pin, or common-cathode, package easily lends itself to 2-bit > control, wiring three crowded pins can be mechanically difficult. > Also, fewer manufacturers produce the three-pin types. The two-pin > package is easier to connect to a wiring harness and is readily > available. However, this package requires more control overhead, > because, to light the LED yellow, the device must continuously > alternate between red and green. > > For this application however I thing the three lead version might me > simpler. Now this sounds cool. :) Anyone feel like making a circuit that would drive one of these suckers? -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500