HD107S

SPI RGB · Dongguan Shiji Lighting · apa102

Channels
RGB
Bits / channel
8
Supply
4.5–5.5 V
PWM
27 kHz
Backup data
no
Packages
1

A high-refresh APA102-protocol part aimed at POV and film use. Included because it is what people reach for when the APA102’s 20 kHz is not enough, but its published specifications should be treated as marketing until someone verifies them on a scope.

Refresh & flicker

Advertised around 27 kHz, higher than the APA102’s 20 kHz, and marketed for high-speed video and persistence-of-vision work. Vendor figure, not verified against a datasheet this catalogue holds - see DATA-QUALITY.md.

Timing

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datasheet
Commonly advertised as tolerating clock rates up to ~40 MHz.

Clones & compatibility

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

  • near clone APA102

    Driven with the APA102 protocol by every library, and generally treated as a faster APA102. The caveat is that the specifications are vendor claims rather than a verifiable manufacturer datasheet, and the HD107S, APA107 and APA102 are frequently conflated in listings.

Library support

FastLED
HD107S
Adafruit_DotStar
DOTSTAR_BGR
WLED
HD107S

Parts using this protocol

Dating evidence

Evidence, not a release date. A library commit proves the part existed by that date and says nothing about how long before.

  • 2025-01-11 first library support FastLED — first commit introducing HD107S day