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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) | |
Correct backlight on state docs (#6358)
* Correct backlight on state docs
* Reword to make it less confusing
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/feature_backlight.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/feature_backlight.md | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/feature_backlight.md b/docs/feature_backlight.md index 26a5078ca0..64c663076b 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`: ## Backlight On State -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*. -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. +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*. +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. + +This functionality is configured at the keyboard level with the `BACKLIGHT_ON_STATE` define. ## Multiple backlight pins |