Details
In the photos I’ve soldered white silicone wire to one and a pin header to another — a useful idea if you want a single pixel for a project or for testing code. These come with no soldered pins or wires. I used 24 AWG silicone wire, but you might want to go smaller!
The WS2812B has a constant-current driver built right into the LED package. Pixels are chainable — you only need 1 data pin/wire to control as many as you like. Full 24-bit colour with PWM handled by the controller chip.
Pinout
- VDD (pin 1) — Power supply (3.5–5.5 V)
- DOUT (pin 2) — Data signal output
- VSS (pin 3) — Ground
- DIN (pin 4) — Data signal input
Specifications
- Dimensions: 8 × 10 × 3 mm
- Weight: 0.3 g each
- Power supply: 3.5–5.5 V (works at 3.3 V)
- Protocol: 800 kHz
- Pack: 5 individual chips
- Chainable design — 1 data wire for unlimited pixels
- Soldering required
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