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| author | fauxpark <fauxpark@gmail.com> | 2019-07-19 00:45:00 +1000 |
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| committer | MechMerlin <30334081+mechmerlin@users.noreply.github.com> | 2019-07-18 07:45:00 -0700 |
| commit | 5b4187ad1bdad6ec40d4f98c5342a22ab68cfabd (patch) | |
| tree | e624eb84db90f1fa4ebfdfc804f0ed267c0e5f93 /docs/feature_backlight.md | |
| parent | d5b01bd34b3fc39ccbb01a916d0902d9574ed617 (diff) | |
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Correct backlight on state docs (#6358)
* Correct backlight on state docs
* Reword to make it less confusing
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diff --git a/docs/feature_backlight.md b/docs/feature_backlight.md index 26a5078ca..64c663076 100644 --- a/docs/feature_backlight.md +++ b/docs/feature_backlight.md | |||
| @@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ To change the behaviour of the backlighting, `#define` these in your `config.h`: | |||
| 73 | 73 | ||
| 74 | ## Backlight On State | 74 | ## Backlight On State |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | Most backlight circuits are driven by an N-channel MOSFET or NPN transistor. This means that to turn the transistor *on* and light the LEDs, you must drive the backlight pin, connected to the gate or base, *low*. | 76 | Most backlight circuits are driven by an N-channel MOSFET or NPN transistor. This means that to turn the transistor *on* and light the LEDs, you must drive the backlight pin, connected to the gate or base, *high*. |
| 77 | Sometimes, however, a P-channel MOSFET, or a PNP transistor is used. In this case you must `#define BACKLIGHT_ON_STATE 1`, so that when the transistor is on, the pin is driven *high* instead. | 77 | Sometimes, however, a P-channel MOSFET, or a PNP transistor is used. In this case, when the transistor is on, the pin is driven *low* instead. |
| 78 | |||
| 79 | This functionality is configured at the keyboard level with the `BACKLIGHT_ON_STATE` define. | ||
| 78 | 80 | ||
| 79 | ## Multiple backlight pins | 81 | ## Multiple backlight pins |
| 80 | 82 | ||
