This is a pretty old thread. But thought I would add a link to a constant current driver circuit for 1 watt LED's. There are a couple other products around, but this is pretty low part count, and allows from 1 to multiple LED's, so its pretty versatile. It also accepts 7 to 30 volts. They also happen to use a PIC.
Project site: http://picprojects.org.uk/projects/hbld/index.htm
Calculator tool for ZXLD1350 chip: http://www.diodes.com/_files/calculators/zxld1350calcv2.xls
ZXLD1350.pdf
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