My goal is to drive an infrared LED like (this SFH 4727AS) to control IR remote controlled devices (for example a TV).
I can already output the signal on a pin of my microcontroller. The signal has a carrier frequency of 38kHz.
I am however limited to a 5V 1A power supply and would like to drive the LED as close to the 5W psu limit as possible.
I first thought about using a MOSFET like this AO3400A together with a resistor, but decided it was worth using an LED driver, do you agree?
Now I’m looking at this PAM2804 constant current LED driver but I’m not sure if I can just supply my signal to the EN pin. The EN pin is meant for PWM-dimming, so does that mean the output is smoothed to prevent flickering?
I’d love to hear your thoughts about how I should go about this. Thanks
Those calculations are correct.
Since the remote control signals are short and low duty cycle, you could use a capacitor to provide the peak current for the LED without going over the maximum current of the power supply.