- Channels
- RGB
- Wires
- SPI
- Dimensions
- 5.0 × 5.0 × 1.7 mm
- Pins
- 6
- Max current
- 60 mA
- Supply
- 4.5–5.5 V
The cost-reduced APA102, and in practice what most “APA102” listings ship. Driven identically.
Variants
One row per orderable SKU. Everything not listed is inherited from the part above.
| Order code | Face | Lens | White | Pins | Silicon | Status | First seen | Datasheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APA102C | white | clear | — | 6 | — | active | unknown | — |
Pinout
- 1 VDD power
- 2 CI clock in
- 3 DI data in
- 4 VSS ground
- 5 DO data out
- 6 CO clock out
Protocol — APA102C
Timings shown from datasheet.
Compatibility
-
drop in
APA102
A cost-reduced APA102 sold under a near-identical name. Driven identically; the difference is manufacturing, not protocol.