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Shared Anodes and Cathodes

Shared anodes and cathodes are a common technique used to control lots of LEDs with a small number of microcontroller pins.  I’m going to talk about why share anodes and/or cathodes.  Then I’ll show an example of shared anodes, an example of shared cathodes, and finally combine the two for some more impressive results.

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