# Picade X - Turn LED off

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 14, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-x-turn-led-off/29131 "2026-10-14T21:22:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@chris2](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/chris2)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-x-turn-led-off/29131/1 "2026-10-14T21:22:07Z")

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Hi,

I am using a Picade X as part of a Pi-based clock radio solution. It is working pretty well but the LED on the Picade board is very bright, which is not great for an alarm clock. Is there a link I can cut or a setting I can use to disable this LED?

Chris2

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**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-x-turn-led-off/29131/2 "2026-10-15T07:57:33Z")

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Here is a link to the schematic, if that helps?

> **[PIM462\_picade\_x\_hat\_schematic.pdf](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0174/1800/files/PIM462_picade_x_hat_schematic.pdf?v=1751558015)**
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It looks like its controlled via GPIO 13, Pin 33, if I read that right?  
Low is on, High is off.

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**Author:** ![chris2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@chris2](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/chris2)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-x-turn-led-off/29131/3 "2026-10-15T20:54:18Z")

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Thanks very much. I was looking for a schematic but didn’t expect to find one so quickly.

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**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/picade-x-turn-led-off/29131/4 "2026-10-15T21:32:42Z")

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You sometimes have to hover over the text to see that it’s a link. ;)  
It’s linked too from the product shop page,