Thread: [Request] Strobe light using flash
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2010-08-07 , 21:23
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Originally Posted by bachagabriel View Post
Would it be possible to have an app (/widget) to let the flash blink like a strobe light?

It would be something like the flashlight app but with flashes with a frequency bar or something like that
This risks burning out the flash LEDs, if not done with care.

http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_Hardware_Flash_Torch

The LEDs cannot safely be flashed at high power for more than 0.5 seconds.

There is no interlock to stop them being flashed every 0.6s for 0.5s though, and this will almost certainly burn them out.

The maximum sustained current is 50mA - the brightness at which the flashlight uses them.
Any strobe operating at this current is certainly safe.

If it uses more power, it is potentially damaging.