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What Is PWM?

A visual explanation of how PWM controls brightness, speed, and output power.

Embedded Systems LED or Motor 50 sec

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PWM controls the average power delivered to a device by switching a digital signal on and off very quickly. Changing the percentage of time the signal stays on changes the duty cycle. A higher duty cycle can make an LED brighter or a motor run faster. In the video, control an LED using PWM, move between several duty-cycle values, and show how the brightness changes even though the output pin is still digital.

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