

With either common anode or common cathode you'll have one terminal connected directly to a supply for all LEDs and the other side having the dropper resistor. The reason common anode is more common is because its easier to sink current than to source it. Color: RED digit / alpha Height (inch): 0.56 Common Pin: Common Cathode Face Color: Black.

Indicator and backlight in office and family equipment.Indicator and backlight for audio and video equipment.Telecommunication: Indicator and backlight in telephone and fax.Automotive: Backlight in dashboards and switches.
COMMON CATHODE PORTABLE
The low current requirement makes this device ideal for portable equipment or any other application where power is at a premium. Due to the Package design, the LED has wide viewing angle and optimized light coupling by inter reflector, this feature makes the SMT TOP LED ideal for light pipe Application. The SMD0606RGB is available in soft red, orange, yellow, green, blue and white.IMU, Accelerometer, Magnetometer & Gyroscope Sensor.The MUR2060CTR is a common anode tube, which indicates that the input forward current of this type of fast recovery diode is shared by one lead. “Anode” refers to the positive pole, forward current or finger input, and “common yang” means sharing one lead as an input. Like the MUR2060CTR, the MUR2060CT is also available in a TO-220 package with three pins, the leads the common one is the middle pin, so the current direction is the two-stage input forward current, and the middle pin is connected to the negative output. The MUR2060CT is a common cathode tube, which indicates that the output current of this type of fast recovery diode is shared by one lead. “Cathode” refers to the negative pole, reverse current or finger output, and “common cathode” means sharing one lead as an output. In the fast recovery diode MUR2060CT and MUR2060CTR packages, there are two diodes inside, and the bridge rectifier structure is also composed of these two diodes. To understand the difference between the MUR2060CT and the MUR2060CTR, we must first start with the definition of the principle of the diode.Īs a common rectifier component, the internal structure principle of the diode is to allow only one direction of current to pass and rectify, and to convert the alternating current into direct current. This chapter takes the ASEMI brand fast recovery diode MUR2060CT and MUR2060CTR as an example to interpret this knowledge point. Common diodes are mostly common cathode diodes, and today I want to share with you the basic common sense of the common cathode and common anode.
