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XL-408RGBC-WS2812B

408 · through-hole · Xinglight 2812B through-hole 4.8/5 mm (12 mA, 0.4/0.8 us) · Xinglight

1-wire RGB 3.5–5.5 V active

Also sold as XL-408RGBC-WS2812B

At a glance

Colour
RGB8 bits per channel
Data
1-wiretimed pulses on one line
Supply
3.5–5.5 Vno backup data line
Size
4.8 × 4.8 × 5.0 mm4 pins · top
Max current
36 mA12 mA per channel
PWM
—reset 50 µs
Library support
FastLED WLED Adafruit

The sheets of the 408 and 504 through-hole parts carry the same timing (0.4/0.85/0.8/0.45 us, reset 50 us) and a 35 degree view angle, unlike the 120 degree SMD sheets.

Variants

One row per orderable SKU. Everything not listed is inherited from the part above.

Order codeFaceLensWhite PinsSiliconStatusFirst seenDatasheet
XL-408RGBC-WS2812B — — — 4 — active 2025-10-24 PDF
LCSC stock 2,450 on 2026-10-15.
XL-408RGBW-WS2812B — — — 4 — active 2025-10-24 PDFPDF ↗
Named RGBW; the sheet prints the 24-bit GRB frame and the same four pins. Recorded as 3-channel. LCSC stock 1,455 on 2026-10-15.

Pinout

XL-408RGBC-WS2812BXL-408RGBW-WS2812B
XL-408RGBC-WS2812B 408 package, top and side viewPin 1 is ringed. pin 1 DIN (data in), pin 2 GND (ground), pin 3 VDD (power), pin 4 DOU (data out).flat sideØ4.8 mm1DIN2GND3VDD4DOUtop viewleads 28.2 mm, staggered (pin 2 longest)5.0 mmside view
  • Data
  • Ground
  • Power
  • Pin 1
  • Flat on flange

Outline and pin positions checked against the manufacturer datasheet (C53153010 XL-408RGBC-WS2812B p10 (outline: 4.8 dome, 5.8 flange, 28.2 mm leads, legs 4 3 2 1)). Legs read 4 3 2 1 left to right with the flat beside pin 1, as drawn in the sheet. Pitch 1.27 mm (3.8 mm across four legs). What this means.

  1. 1 DIN data in
  2. 2 GND ground
  3. 3 VDD power
  4. 4 DOU data out

Protocol — Xinglight 2812B through-hole 4.8/5 mm (12 mA, 0.4/0.8 us)

Timings shown from datasheet.

Xinglight 2812B through-hole 4.8/5 mm (12 mA, 0.4/0.8 us) bit timingXinglight 2812B through-hole 4.8/5 mm (12 mA, 0.4/0.8 us) bit timing: a zero bit is 400 nanoseconds high then 850 low; a one bit is 800 high then 450 low; reset 50 microseconds low1 · Bit encoding, to scaleDINhighlowbit 0 period 1250 nsbit 1 period 1250 nsT0H 400 nsT1H 800 nsT0L 850 nsT1L 450 ns"0" bit"1" bit02505007501000125015001750200022502500time, ns2 · One frame: 24 bits, most-significant bit firstDIN170110010007100110101700101100bitch 1 · 8 bitsch 2 · 8 bitsch 3 · 8 bitsChannel order not recorded for this protocol · frame = 24 × ~1250 ns ≈ 30 µs · example data, first bits 1 0 1 …3 · RESET / latchlast bits of frame 1first bits of frame 2LEDs latch the data they receivedRESET: DIN low ≥ 50 µs (not to scale)4 · Cascade: each DOUT feeds the next DINMCULED 1DINDOUTLED 2DINDOUTLED NDINDOUTLED 1 keeps the first 24 bits, re-shapes the signal and sends the rest out on DOUT;LED 2 keeps the next 24, and so on. The last LED's DOUT is left unconnected.
T0H 400 / T0L 850 · T1H 800 / T1L 450 ns · period 1250 ns · reset 50 µs source: datasheet

Compatibility

  • protocol compatible WS2812B

    The sheet is titled WS2812B and its table (0.4 / 0.85 / 0.8 / 0.45 us, 1.25 us bit) is the WorldSemi WS2812B figure set; the reset is shorter (50 us, the old WS2812B sheet value, against 280 us in the current WorldSemi sheet). source ↗

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.

  • 2025-10-24 estimate PDF CreationDate metadata of Xinglight sheet XL-408RGBC-WS2812B (LCSC C53153010); the sheet has no revision table, so this is only the date the PDF file was produced ↗ day
  • 2025-10-24 estimate PDF CreationDate metadata of Xinglight sheet XL-504RGBC-WS2812B (LCSC C53153008); the sheet has no revision table, so this is only the date the PDF file was produced ↗ day

Where to buy

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Similar parts

Same protocol or package first, then the same data scheme and colour channels.

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