Powell Electronics is stocking a pair of light pipe design kits from Bivar. Each kit includes a selection of Bivar’s most popular light pipes: Panel Press-Fit kit (right) is has rigid light-pipes up ...

Light pipes are a pretty tricky feature to pull off. If the generic set on Digikey doesn’t meet your size and shape constraints, you’ll need to either find a vendor who can fabricate a specific shape ...

A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

BivarOpto, the Optoelectronics division of Bivar Inc, introduced a light pipe designed specifically to operate with board-mounted push-button switches, enabling non-lighted switch models to perform ...

For most hackers and makers, building a clock is a rite of passage. Few, though, will be as unusual and engaging as this design by [TerraG2]. By combining addressable LEDs, light pipes and 7-segment ...

The FLP-O series of LED light pipes from Bivar includes panel-mount oval lenses with a viewing angle as wide as 120° (Picture). Available in a variety of colors and with superbright intensities, the ...

LED technology extends beyond the diode itself, relying on light pipes and supporting hardware to deliver precise, reliable illumination in modern electronic designs. This article from Essentra ...

The Series 1283 IEEE-compliant devices integrate light pipes and surface-mount LEDs and are suitable for use with most automatic insertion machines. These 3 mm pipes are designed to center exactly on ...