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Old 07-08-2008, 01:00 PM   #58 (permalink)
n8thegr8
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
Not a pot, a transistor (2n3906) so the atmega can control the backlight without frying a pin. It turns off the backlight after x minutes of inactivity and turns it back on when activity resumes.
OHHHH duh....I was thinking of contrast, not brightness, lol. I just have the backlight on mine hooked up to the 5v supply pin off the regulator, as it's kinda hard to see much with the backlight turned off (blue back with white letters), my bad, lol.
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