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===Drivers===
===Drivers===


Of course you will need a driver first. There are several NANJG drivers available that include an ATMEL TINY13A chip that can be programmed. These chips can also be locked down so they can't be changed, but so far none seem to be. However, some variants of NANJG drivers use a PIC chip that can not be programmed with AVR tools. See [[Popular Drivers]] to see some of the drivers people have been using. Most of these use current regulators to limit the current delivered to the LED while the Atmel chip itself turns the power on and off very quickly, leaving it on for full power, or flashing on and off quickly to simulate a lower mode. By slowing the flashing more, you get strobe modes or SOS modes.
Of course you will need a driver first. There are several NANJG drivers available that include an ATMEL TINY13A chip that can be programmed. These chips can also be locked down so they can't be changed, but so far none seem to be. However, some variants of NANJG drivers use a PIC chip that can not be programmed with AVR tools. See [[Popular drivers]] to see some of the drivers people have been using. Most of these use current regulators to limit the current delivered to the LED while the Atmel chip itself turns the power on and off very quickly, leaving it on for full power, or flashing on and off quickly to simulate a lower mode. By slowing the flashing more, you get strobe modes or SOS modes.


The Atmel ATTiny13 has flash memory that can be written several thousand times. There are also settings called "fuses" which can be set or cleared.  
The Atmel ATTiny13 has flash memory that can be written several thousand times. There are also settings called "fuses" which can be set or cleared.  
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