- Channels
- RGB
- Wires
- 1-wire
- Dimensions
- 3.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 mm
- Pins
- 4
- Max current
- 60 mA
- Supply
- 3.7–5.5 V
The 3535 SK6812. Standard top-mount orientation - contrast with the SK6812MINI-E, which is the reverse-mount part and is NOT footprint compatible with this one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK6812MINI | white | clear | — | 4 | — | active | 2015-07-08 | 08 |
Pinout
- 1 VDD power
- 2 DOUT data out
- 3 VSS ground
- 4 DIN data in
Protocol — SK6812
Timings shown from datasheet. Other sources disagree; see the protocol page.
Compatibility
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drop in
WS2812B
Timings overlap enough that WS2812B code drives it without changes, and the 5050 footprint and pinout match. The differences that matter are better PWM frequency and a shorter required reset. source ↗
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protocol compatible of this
SK6812 RGBW
Identical timing, but four channels rather than three. Driving it with an RGB library shifts colours down the strip, because every pixel consumes one extra byte.
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electrically similar of this
SK6822
Same family and single-wire scheme, but a 1750 ns bit period against the SK6812's 1200 ns. Not interchangeable at the same timings.
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.
- 2015-07-08 datasheet revision Normand SK68xx MINI specification, revision history: "2015-07-08 / 01 / Initial Document". The first revision of the document for this package. ↗ day
- 2015-07-08 datasheet revision OPSCO SK6812 specification rev. 02, dated on its cover page ↗ day
- 2015-10-02 first library support FastLED — first commit introducing SK6812 ↗ day
- 2018-01-10 first library support WLED — first commit introducing SK6812 ↗ day