Pulse-width modulation (PWM) Pulse width modulation (PWM) is a powerful technique for controlling analog circuits with a microprocessor’s digital outputs. Pulse-width modulation,as it applies to LED ...

[Runtimemicro] has the answer, at least if you are writing PWM code for the Arduino. Their free application lets you set a few parameters, visually see the results, and then generates code for you.

The PWM sketch works to vary the output linearly, however, the light outputted by the LED does not change in a linear manner. When applying the scientific metric of ‘perceived brightness versus time’ ...

A few months ago, [Julian Ilett] found a problem using the Arduino library for PWM. Recently, he revisited the issue and used his own PWM code to fix the problem. You can watch the video below.

If you've got an Arduino of any variety, you might have noticed some of the pins on the board have a tilde mark or PWM printed next to them. What is PWM?

Official Arduino Example Tutorials: The Arduino computer software is loaded with tons of examples for you to use in your own code or to run through as a learning experience.