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DotStar (APA102) LEDs are 2‑wire SPI addressable strips/pixels (DATA + CLOCK), great for high refresh and long runs compared to 1‑wire LEDs. Popular picks by density/length:
RGB DotStar strips (digital)
- Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 60 LED - Per Meter [BLACK] — 60 LED/m general-purpose density.
- Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 144 LED/m - One Meter [BLACK] — 144 LED/m for high-resolution effects.
- Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 144 LED/m - 0.5 Meter [BLACK] — same 144 LED/m in a shorter 0.5 m length.
- White PCB options for brighter-looking installs/reflection: Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 144 LED/m - One Meter [WHITE] and Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 30 LED - Per Meter [WHITE].
White-only DotStar strips (APA102 white)
- Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Cool White - 60 LED/m [~6000K] 1m — cool white ~6000K, 60 LED/m, 1 m.
- Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Warm White - 60 LED/m [~3000K] — warm white ~3000K, 60 LED/m.
- Higher-density cool white option: Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Cool White - 144 LED/m [~6000K - One Meter] — 144 LED/m.
Matrices / pixels
- For compact animations/pixel art: Adafruit DotStar High Density 8x8 Grid - 64 RGB LED Pixel Matrix — 8×8 (64 pixels) in a 1"×1" grid.
Connectors / no-solder
- For quick prototyping without soldering: Solderless DotStar and Analog RGB LED Strip Clip Sampler ($6.85) — handy clip connectors for strip ends (non-waterproof).
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Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 144 LED/m - 0.5 Meter [BLACK]
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Adafruit DotStar LED strips use 2-wire SPI instead of the single-wire protocol used by NeoPixels, allowing much faster data rates (up to 32 MHz) and a 20 KHz PWM refresh rate. This makes DotStars ideal for persistence-of-vision (POV) projects and smooth, flicker-free animations — especially at lo...
Adafruit DotStar High Density 8x8 Grid - 64 RGB LED Pixel Matrix
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The Adafruit DotStar High Density 8×8 Grid packs 64 individually addressable RGB LEDs into a compact 25.4 mm × 25.4 mm (1" × 1") square. Each DotStar pixel features a built-in PWM driver and is controlled via a 2-wire SPI interface using just two digital I/O pins — data and clock. Each LED deliv...
Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Warm White - 30 LED/m [~3000K]
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The Adafruit DotStar APA102 Warm White LED Strip (30 LED/m, ~3000K) uses the same integrated DotStar driver as the RGB strips but with dedicated warm white phosphor LEDs. The result is an incredibly bright, consistent warm white light — far superior to mixing RGB to approximate white. Controlled...
Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Cool White - 60 LED/m [~6000K] 1m
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The Adafruit DotStar APA102 Cool White LED Strip (60 LED/m, ~6000K) uses the same integrated DotStar driver as the RGB strips but with dedicated cool white phosphor LEDs. The result is an incredibly bright, consistent white light — far superior to mixing RGB to approximate white. Controlled via ...
Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Warm White - 60 LED/m [~3000K]
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The Adafruit DotStar APA102 Warm White LED Strip (60 LED/m, ~3000K) uses the same integrated DotStar driver as the RGB strips but with dedicated warm white phosphor LEDs. The result is an incredibly bright, consistent warm white light — far superior to mixing RGB to approximate white. Controlled...
Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Cool White - 144 LED/m [~6000K - One Meter]
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The Adafruit DotStar APA102 Cool White LED Strip (144 LED/m, ~6000K) uses the same integrated DotStar driver as the RGB strips but with dedicated cool white phosphor LEDs. The result is an incredibly bright, consistent white light — far superior to mixing RGB to approximate white. Controlled via...
Adafruit DotStar LED Strip - APA102 Cool White - 30 LED/m [~6000K]
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The Adafruit DotStar APA102 Cool White LED Strip (30 LED/m, ~6000K) uses the same integrated DotStar driver as the RGB strips but with dedicated cool white phosphor LEDs. The result is an incredibly bright, consistent white light — far superior to mixing RGB to approximate white. Controlled via ...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 144 LED/m - One Meter [BLACK]
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Adafruit DotStar LED strips use 2-wire SPI instead of the single-wire protocol used by NeoPixels, allowing much faster data rates (up to 32 MHz) and a 20 KHz PWM refresh rate. This makes DotStars ideal for persistence-of-vision (POV) projects and smooth, flicker-free animations — especially at lo...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 60 LED - Per Meter [WHITE]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (60 LED/m, white flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropro...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 60 LED - Per Meter [BLACK]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (60 LED/m, black flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropro...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 144 LED/m - One Meter [WHITE]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (144 LED/m, white flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropr...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 30 LED - Per Meter [WHITE]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (30 LED/m, white flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropro...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - White 144 LED/m - 0.5 Meter [WHITE]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (144 LED/m, white flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropr...
Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip - Black 30 LED - Per Meter [BLACK]
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The Adafruit DotStar Digital LED Strip (30 LED/m, black flex PCB) delivers superior performance over traditional NeoPixels with its 2-wire SPI interface. Push data at up to 32 MHz clock speed with no critical timing requirements, making it compatible with virtually any microcontroller or micropro...
Solderless DotStar and Analog RGB LED Strip Clip Sampler
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These ingenious little clips make it easier than ever to use our analog RGB LED strips - no need to solder! The clips snap onto the ends of the LED strip and hold securely. They're not waterproof but you could cover them in heat-shrink to make them weatherproof.You get one piece of three differen...
Adafruit Pixel Trinkey - USB Key for NeoPixel / DotStar Driving
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The Adafruit Pixel Trinkey is a tiny USB microcontroller board purpose-built for driving NeoPixel (WS2812, SK6812) and DotStar (APA102) addressable LEDs directly from your computer. It plugs into any USB-A port and provides screw terminal connections for solder-free wiring to your LED strips, rin...
DotStar Micro LEDs (APA102–2020)- Smart SMD RGB LED - 100 pack
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These incredibly small surface-mount LEDs are an easy way to add a lot of very tiny (but bright!) colorful dots to your project. They're mini versions of our digital DotStart strips and matrices with full chainable 2-wire control. They are just mind-bogglingly small. They are a mere 2mm x...
DotStar Micro LEDs (APA102–2020) - Smart SMD RGB LED - 10 pack
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These incredibly small surface-mount LEDs are an easy way to add a lot of very tiny (but bright!) colorful dots to your project. They're mini versions of the ones in our digital DotStart strips and matrices with full chainable 2-wire control. They are just mind-bogglingly small. They are ...
APA102C-5050 SMD Addressable RGB LED - Cut Tape
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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 clos...
Adafruit Triple LED Matrix Bonnet for Raspberry Pi HUB75
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Build large, colourful HUB75 RGB LED matrix displays from a Raspberry Pi without the usual jumper-wire tangle. This Adafruit Bonnet plugs onto the 40-pin GPIO header and drives three parallel matrix strings using the active3 pinout, so it can handle roughly three times as many panels or pixels as...