Simple LED Bank Circuit

Controlling a large LED bank from a microcontroller.

Calculations:

For the purpose of example calculations consider using a set of infrared LEDs with V_F=1.3v @ 100mA, and a TIP102 transistor

Voltage across the string of 8 LEDs is (8)(1.3v)=9.4v.
Take V_BE=1.3v
Then, I_B=(3.7v)/(1k ohms)=3.7mA.
Therefore, V_CE=0.5v
Voltage accross 22ohm resistor: V_R=(22ohms)(100mA)=2.2v
Finally, we can calculate: V_ss=9.4v+0.5v+2.2v=12.1v

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Circuitikz Source for Diagram:

\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{circuitikz}
\draw[thick]
(0,3) node[above]{Vcc} (0,3) to[R=$22\Omega$, i=I] (0,0) to[leD, l=D1] 
(0,-1) to[leD, l=D2] (0,-2) ;
\draw[thick, dashed] (0,-2) -- (0,-3) ;
\draw[thick] (0,-3) to[leD, l=D7] (0,-4) to[leD, l=D8, -*] (0,-6) -- (3,-6) 
(0,-7) node[npn](npn){}
(0,-6) -- (npn.collector)
(npn.emitter) -- (0, -8) node[ground]{}
(npn.base) to[R=$1k\Omega$,-o] (-4,-7) node[left]{DIO};
\draw[thick]
(3,3) node[above]{Vcc} (3,3) to[R=$22\Omega$, i=I] (3,0) to[leD, l=D9] 
(3,-1) to[leD, l=D10] (3,-2) ;
\draw[thick, dashed](3,-2) -- (3,-3);
\draw[thick](3,-3) to[leD, l=D15] (3,-4) to[leD, l=D16] (3,-6);
\end{circuitikz}
\end{figure}

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