- Channels
- RGB
- Wires
- 1-wire
- Dimensions
- 3.5 × 3.5 × 1.6 mm
- Pins
- 4
- Max current
- —
- Supply
- 3.5–5.3 V
An economy member of the WS2812 family. Deliberately sparse: sources disagree about whether the WS2812E is 4-pin or 6-pin, about its package range (a WS2812E-1313 is listed on LCSC), and about how it differs from the WS2812C. The pinout is null rather than guessed. See DATA-QUALITY.md.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2812E | white | clear | — | 4 | — | unknown | unknown | — |
| Specifications unverified; listed for coverage, not as a reference. | ||||||||
Protocol — WS2812C
Timings shown from fastled.
Compatibility
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WS2812B
Sold as fully compatible with the WS2812B and driven identically by every library; the difference is packaging and cost, not signalling.
Where to buy
Stub data — a few rows so purchase links can grow later. Prices are not tracked.
- LCSC C5446700 checked 2026-09-04