APA107

SPI RGB · APA Electronic · apa102 · clone of APA102

Channels
RGB
Bits / channel
8
Supply
4.5–5.5 V
PWM
Backup data
no
Packages
0

A higher-refresh APA102 relative. Frequently conflated with the APA102 and the HD107S in listings; the three are often the same silicon under different names, but this is not something the catalogue can currently verify.

Refresh & flicker

Reported to run a higher PWM frequency than the APA102. Not independently verified - see DATA-QUALITY.md.

Timing

SourceT0HT0LT1HT1LPeriodRateReset±
datasheet

Clones & compatibility

“Compatible” is never stated bare here — each relationship carries how strong the claim is, and what bites if you assume too much.

  • drop in APA102

    Driven identically to the APA102 by every library. Marketed as a higher-refresh successor.

Library support

FastLED
APA102
Adafruit_DotStar
DOTSTAR_BGR
WLED
APA102

Parts using this protocol

No package is catalogued for this protocol yet — it is seeded for family completeness, or it is a driver IC that drives external LEDs rather than shipping as an integrated package.