# LED Series Resistor Calculator

> LED Series Resistor Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from electronics-calc.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-26).

Calculates the required series resistor for an LED given supply voltage, LED forward voltage, and desired current, returning exact resistance, nearest E12/E24 standard values, and actual current with that resistor.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://electronics-calc.x402tookit.com/led-resistor?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-26
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/led-series-resistor-calculator-79a3ed7e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_pae2AF8mnQE2_w5-1KApg

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## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability led-series-resistor-calculator-79a3ed7e
```

Example prompt: I'm wiring a white LED to a 5V supply — the LED has a forward voltage of 3.2V and I want 20mA through it. What series resistor do I need, and what's the closest E12 and E24 standard value?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, authoritative LED series resistor calculation that also returns nearest real-world standard E12/E24 resistor values and actual resulting current — saving the extra step of looking up standard values manually. Ideal for electronics design agents, hardware prototyping assistants, or hobbyist tools. Prefer over generic Ohm's law calculators when you specifically need standard resistor series rounding and power dissipation for LED circuits.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required query parameters (supplyV, forwardV, currentMa) returns an error
- Supply voltage less than or equal to forward voltage makes calculation impossible (zero or negative resistor)
- Unrealistically high current values may return degraded or warned responses
- Non-numeric parameter values cause validation errors
- Requesting more LEDs in series than the supply voltage can support

## How this service works

Series resistor for an LED from supply voltage, forward voltage and current, with nearest E12 and E24 values and real current.

## Output

Returns the exact calculated resistance in ohms, the voltage across the resistor, the nearest E12 and E24 standard resistor values (closest, above, and below), the actual LED current that would flow with the recommended standard resistor, and the power dissipated in the resistor in milliwatts, plus a human-readable summary and recommendation.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
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      "forwardV",
      "currentMa"
     ],
     "properties": {
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       "type": "integer",
       "description": "LEDs in series (default 1)"
      },
      "supplyV": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Supply volts"
      },
      "forwardV": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "LED forward voltage (red about 2.0, white and blue about 3.0-3.4)"
      },
      "currentMa": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Desired LED current in mA"
      }
     }
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  "output": {
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```

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