der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
I've had three of you PM me about the LM3409 boards - just posting here to keep track of things. If you guys could confirm you want them for sure and how many, I'd appreciate it, as I'm starting to get close to "running out" of them. 
Also if any of you will want to assemble them at the meeting (I'd strongly suggest that you at least plan on soldering the LM3409 at the meeting if you're not experienced with SMT, as it's kind of a challenging package) post here or shoot me a note, as we'll need to get started on component selection so you can order your parts.
Actually, why don't we all just post in this thread instead of PMs? That way, we can all learn from the discussion at the same time instead of me having to type the same things out three or four times.
There is a component selection worksheet here:
http://hpled.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/lm3409/lm3409_component_worksheet.xls
I'd suggest you guys download that and have a look, then ask questions. There are instructions on it. Basically, you put in Vin (DC power supply's voltage), Vout (LED's total Vf), Iled (target LED current). You can leave expected efficiency alone. You might want to adjust the target frequency up a bit, to say 400k. Then take a stab at the instructions in each of the big gray boxes to choose the components. You're basically looking to adjust the values in red in each section to get the other numbers to "work out" to what you want.
Once you've chosen the values for Roff, L1, Rsense, Cin, and Cout, I can help you put together an order for Mouser.
Or you can just post your Vin, Vout, and desired drive current and I'll do the spreadsheet.

Also if any of you will want to assemble them at the meeting (I'd strongly suggest that you at least plan on soldering the LM3409 at the meeting if you're not experienced with SMT, as it's kind of a challenging package) post here or shoot me a note, as we'll need to get started on component selection so you can order your parts.
Actually, why don't we all just post in this thread instead of PMs? That way, we can all learn from the discussion at the same time instead of me having to type the same things out three or four times.

There is a component selection worksheet here:
http://hpled.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/lm3409/lm3409_component_worksheet.xls
I'd suggest you guys download that and have a look, then ask questions. There are instructions on it. Basically, you put in Vin (DC power supply's voltage), Vout (LED's total Vf), Iled (target LED current). You can leave expected efficiency alone. You might want to adjust the target frequency up a bit, to say 400k. Then take a stab at the instructions in each of the big gray boxes to choose the components. You're basically looking to adjust the values in red in each section to get the other numbers to "work out" to what you want.
Once you've chosen the values for Roff, L1, Rsense, Cin, and Cout, I can help you put together an order for Mouser.
Or you can just post your Vin, Vout, and desired drive current and I'll do the spreadsheet.
