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Controlling multiple LED regulators with one potentiometer (Dimming)

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desertgreg:
I'm looking into making a circuit which will control several strings of LEDs.  Each string of LEDs will have its own adjustable constant current regulator like this one from ON Semiconductor:

https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/NSI45060JD-D.PDF

This regulator has an adjustable output which is controlled by a resistor.  I would like to attach all of my regulators to a single potentiometer or digital potentiometer to allow me to control the brightness of all of the LED strings at once.  My question is, will the circuit work if I attach multiple of these regulators to a single adjustment resistor?

Thanks!

Mr.B:
With a single adjustment resistor... I would suggest not.

If you were to use individual digital pots, individually addressable by an MCU, it should work fine.
A single pot can then be used as an input to one of the ADCs on the MCU.

Zero999:
If you use digital pots, make sure it's on the low side, otherwise the voltage on the pots will be too high.

Why not just use PWM?

If you must use a resistor, then go for the standard op-amp+BJT current sink.

desertgreg:
Its going to be used with a vision system and I was worried that the camera might pick up the flickering LEDs.  Ideally I'd like to have smoothly varying light intensity rather than flickering.  Maybe if the PWM frequency is high enough it will work though.  This current regulator looks promising but it will be a challenge to control multiple regulators due to board space (there's always something!)

grifftech:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dual+potentiometer&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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