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NeoPixel RGBW LEDs w/ Integrated Driver Chip - Warm White [~3000K - Black Casing - 10 Pack]
NeoPixel RGBW LEDs with an integrated driver chip in a compact 5050 SMD package. Each LED contains four elements — red, green, blue, and warm white (~3000 K)...
NeoPixel RGBW LEDs with an integrated driver chip in a compact 5050 SMD package. Each LED contains four elements — red, green, blue, and warm white (~3000 K) — giving you full RGB colour mixing plus a dedicated warm white channel for natural lighting effects.
Each LED has an embedded microcontroller that acts as a shift register, reading data on its input and passing previous data to its output. This lets you chain as many LEDs as you need with a single data line. Once brightness is set, the built-in PWM continues driving the LEDs without further communication.
Key Features
- RGBW Output – Four channels (red, green, blue, warm white) with 8-bit PWM per channel (32-bit colour)
- Integrated Driver – Embedded microcontroller in each LED for shift-register-style chaining
- 5050 SMD Package – 5 × 5 mm, the most compact way to add multiple bright LEDs to a design
- 800 KHz Protocol – Standard NeoPixel timing with 400 Hz PWM refresh rate
- Chainable – Connect as many LEDs as needed on a single data line
- Black Casing – Warm white variant (~3000 K) in black housing
Specifications
- LED Type – RGBW (SK6812 compatible)
- White Colour Temperature – ~3000 K (warm white)
- Package – 5050 SMD (5 × 5 mm)
- Protocol – 800 KHz (NeoPixel / WS2812-compatible)
- PWM Rate – 400 Hz
- Colour Depth – 8-bit per channel, 32-bit overall
Ideal For
- Custom LED lighting projects
- Wearable electronics and sewable circuits
- Addressable LED installations and signage
- Prototyping with breadboard breakout PCBs
Package Contents
- 10× NeoPixel RGBW LEDs (warm white, black casing)
Resources
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- Colour depth
- Colour depth describes how many different colours a display can show. A 65K-colour display can show about 65,000 colours, which is useful for icons, graphs, and simple full-colour interfaces but is less detailed than modern phone or computer screens.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode is a small electronic component that lights up when current flows through it in the correct direction. In this kit, LEDs create the flashing effect, so polarity and correct soldering matter for the project to work.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- NeoPixel
- A type of addressable LED system where colour data is sent along a single digital data line from one LED or controller to the next. Compatibility matters because the timing and signal format must match for the lights or driver board to respond correctly.
- PWM
- Pulse Width Modulation is a way for a digital pin to simulate variable output power by switching on and off very quickly. It matters for controlling things like LED brightness, motor speed, or servo-style signals from a microcontroller pin.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
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