IR LED 940nm - 5mm Bright

Specifications:

• Color : Infrared
• Size: 5mm
• Lens type: Bright
• Forward Voltage: 0.9~1.3V
• Forward Current: 30mA Continu, 60mA piek
• Wavelength: 940nm
• Angle: 30°

Don't forget a series resistor for the LED! (This can be found at the resistors)

Please note: This IR LED can use up to 60mA of current. Not every micro controller can supply this from a pin.
If you want to use the full 60mA of current you might need a transistor, for example the 2N3904 transistor (click here).
The need resistors are:

With 5V: 82Ω (click here)

With 3.3V: 2x 82Ω parallel (click here)

In case you only want to use the micro controller as power supply with less current, you can use the following resistors:

With 5V: 330Ω (click here)

With 3.3V: 150Ω (click here)