APA106
1-wire RGB · APA Electronic · ws281x · clone of WS2812B
- Channels
- RGB
- Bits / channel
- 8
- Supply
- 4–5.5 V
- PWM
- —
- Backup data
- no
- Packages
- 1
The through-hole 5 mm addressable LED: a WS2812B-compatible die in a traditional domed package with legs. Popular for breadboard work and for building things you can actually see the LED in.
Timing
| Source | T0H | T0L | T1H | T1L | Period | Rate | Reset | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fastled ↗ | 250 ns | 1000 ns | 875 ns | 375 ns | 1250 ns | 800 kHz | 280 µs | — |
Clones & compatibility
“Compatible” is never stated bare here — each relationship carries how strong the claim is, and what bites if you assume too much.
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near clone
WS2812B
Electrically a WS2812B workalike in a 5 mm through-hole dome rather than an SMD package. Colour order is commonly RGB rather than GRB, which is the usual thing people get wrong.
Library support
- FastLED
WS2812↗- Adafruit_NeoPixel
NEO_RGB + NEO_KHZ800- WLED
WS281x
Note the RGB rather than GRB colour order.