The Great Search: Bright Side-emitting Infrared SMT LED #TheGreatSearch #DigiKey @DigiKey @Adafruit
Channel: Adafruit Industries
Date: 18/10/2022

For a small STEMMA board we designed and prototyped, we'd like to have it emit powerful IR pulses to turn on/off remote control devices. We've used through-hole IR LEDs before, they are interesting in that they are usually pulsed at 100mA-1A of current (not your regular 20mA)! 

However, for this design to stay easy-to-use, we need to source SMT LEDs. So let's find a bright (80mW/sr or greater), infrared (940nm wavelength), side emitting LED.

See the chosen part on Digi-Key https://www.digikey.com/short/5v5zvjvv

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