Description

As beautiful as regular RGB are, for proper color rendition a white channel is necessary. That’s where the SK6812 RGBW LED comes into play.

It looks like any other addressable strip, but instead of 3 channels of color (24 bit), you load in an additional 4th channel for the white for a total of 32 bits per LED. This sort of data load may require careful use on microcontrollers with little RAM (460 LED limit for an Arduino UNO).

These are sold by the meter.

Specifications:

• SK6812 5050SMD RGBW LED, 120° viewing angle
• 5VDC
• 7.5W maximum draw per meter at full white (1.5A @ 5V)
• 30 LEDs per meter (32.2mm spacing)
• 10mm wide PCB (black)
• 5 meters per roll comes complete with 3 pin JST SM male & female connectors with extra power-injection lines
  • Connector pinout:
    • Red – 5VDC aux power (+)
    • Yellow – Common aux power (-)
    • Red – 5VDC (+)
    • Green – Data
    • Yellow – Common (-)
• IP65 water resistant (silicone sleeve)
• -40 to 60°C operating temperature

These are sold by the meter! You may or may not get a power connector pre-soldered to the end of your strip. The only way to be sure is to order a full spool (5M length). A set of 3-wire connectors may be a good idea.

NOTE: Being RGB/W means many standard Arduino addressable LED libraries are not entirely compatible. Until then, keep an eye on these libraries that do support it:

• Adafruit’s Neopixel library
• Sonyhome’s FAB LED

See other new LED strips that we carry:
SKU 60544 5V RGB Addressable Serpentine Stripxel (48/M, 2.5M spool)
SKU 60548 5V StripStar Addressable WHITE ONLY 144/M LED strip
SKU 60551 5V Addressable RGB Stripxel LEDs (60/M, APA102, Black PCB)
SKU 60554 5V RGB Addressable LED Stripxel (60/M, WS2812B, White PCB)
SKU 60556 Full Colour LED flexible strips WS2811/1903IC, waterproof
SKU 60558 Color LED strip, 30pcs LED SK6812RGBW IC/m, waterproof, IP65
SKU 60560 Full Colour LED strip, 60pcs LED &60pcs APA102C /m, waterproof, IP65
SKU 60562 RGBW LED flexible strips with IC, WS2811 IC/m Non-waterproof