- Channels
- RGB
- Wires
- SPI
- Dimensions
- 5.0 × 5.0 × 1.7 mm
- Pins
- 6
- Max current
- 60 mA
- Supply
- 4.5–5.5 V
16 bits per channel rather than 8. The practical difference is at the bottom of a fade, where 8-bit parts visibly step and then jump to black.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD108 | 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 — HD108
Timings shown from datasheet.
Compatibility
-
protocol compatible
APA102
Same SPI framing concept, but each pixel carries 16 bits per channel, so an APA102 driver will not produce correct output without explicit HD108 support.
Dating evidence
Nobody announces these parts, so this records what we can actually cite rather than a release date. Library support proves only that the part existed by that date.
- 2025-10-30 first library support FastLED — first commit introducing HD108 ↗ day