NeoPixel Clear 5mm Through-Hole LED - 5 Pack

SKU: ADA1837 Brand: Adafruit

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LOLwut? NeoPixels in 5mm through-hole variety? Oh yes, Adafruit haz them! If you like NeoPixel strips you'll luv these 5mm clear through-hole NeoPixels. All the single-pin-controlling-hundreds-of-LEDs goodness in a breadboard friendly format. Each LED looks just like a shorter version of the classic through-hole 5mm RGB LED with 4 legs, but instead of just red/green/blue there's a little chip inside that can control the LED with high speed PWM for 24-bit color.

Power them with 5V and chain them together, tying the Data-Out pin of one to the Data-in of the previous one in the chain. If you're using an Arduino, you can control these LEDs with Adafruit's wonderfully-written Neopixel library for Arduino. They also work great with Adafruit's Trinkets. Note that these are "RGB" instead of "GRB" format used in the 5050-sized LEDs you are so used to. Check in the NeoPixel example code for how to swap the colors automagically.

These great looking LEDs are also fast and responsive with a short clear body for a sparkling look.

Technical Details

WS2812 Datasheet
SK6812 Datasheet
May ship with either WS2812B or SK6812-based LEDs. They are the same brightness, color and protocol

Adafruit don't have a datasheet for the LEDs themselves yet, see the photos above for the pinouts
Dimensions:

Everything you need to know at Adafruit's Neopixel UberGuide!

LED Height: 5mm / 0.2"
LED Diameter (at base): 6mm / 0.20"
Length of Pins: 26mm / 1"
Weight: 0.3g

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