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APA102C-5050 SMD Addressable RGB LED - Cut Tape
· MPN: COM-24838
This APA102C, also known as DotStar, is a 5050-sized SMD addressable RGB LED for adding bright, colourful lighting to custom boards and compact projects.It h...
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This APA102C, also known as DotStar, is a 5050-sized SMD addressable RGB LED for adding bright, colourful lighting to custom boards and compact projects.
It has an integrated control circuit embedded inside the LED package, with the tiny controller chip and gold bond wires visible if you look closely.
This part is supplied as cut tape and is intended for surface-mount assembly. Good SMD soldering skills are recommended before incorporating it into your own PCB or project.
Features:
- 6-pin design
Specifications:
- Red: 500--650mcd
- Green: 370--530mcd
- Blue: 120--165mcd
- Size: 5050-sized (5mmx5mm)
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board (PCB) is a board, usually rigid, with etched copper tracks that connect electronic components together without loose wiring. Components are mounted on the board and signals route between them through the copper layout.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, the three primary colours of light that are mixed in varying amounts to make a wide range of colours. In electronics RGB can refer to an LED or pixel that blends these three colours, or to a colour signal or interface that carries separate red, green and blue channels.
- SMD
- SMD means surface-mount device, a component style designed to be soldered directly onto the surface of a circuit board rather than through holes. SMD parts are compact and mounted flat on the board, which suits smaller and mass-produced designs.
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