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ws2818 vs ws2811 ucs1903 digital led strip

What Is The Difference? WS2818 VS WS2811 /USC1903 magic color digital led strip

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Compare with the ws2818 with ws2811 ucs1903 digital led strip

The image is mainly about the difference between the work principle of WS2818 and WS2811 LED strip. The most obvious difference is: when the IC one of the WS2811/UCS1903 was broken, it will affect the other led working, but the WS2818 will not appear above situation.

ws2818 vs ws2811 ucs1903 rgb digital led strip

The features of ws2818:

1)Break-point transmissoin led strip(same with ws2813),can replace ws2811 ucs1903

2)Programmable full color led strips—WS2818 IC

2)30/60pcs led per one meter

3) individually control ———-1 ic& 3led chip

4)Standard Reel Length: 5meter/roll, also can be customized.

5) Cutted: 3 integrated RGB LEDs per segment, can be cutted per 3LED.
you can cut this stuff pretty easily with wire cutters, there are cut-lines
every 0.65”/3.33cm(1 LED each), Solder to the 0.1” copper pads and you’re good to go.

6)Power supply: You must use a 12 DC power supply to power this strip, do not use higher than 12V or you can destroy the entire strip

7)4 PIN JST SM connector(non-waterproof)soldered in each end of strip,extra 2single wire for powering in input side

8)Customised length available

Know more about ws2818:

WS2818 is a 3-channel LED driver control circuit, its internal include intelligent digital port data latch and signal reshaping amplification drive circuit. Also include a precision internal oscillator and a 12V voltage programmable constant current control part, which achieves highly consistent color effect.

WS2818 has strong features in Signal Break-point Continuous Transmission, it adopts dual signal transmission, these signals are able to work together without interaction. The user can select the first chip DIN/BIN as the control signal input pin, and the follow-up cascade chips will automatically identify the output signal released by the first chip which not to affect the whole display effect.

WS2818 adopts Single-line Return-to-Zero communication protocol. After the chip gets power-on reset, the DIN port receive data from controller, the first chip collects initial 24bit data then sent to the internal data latch, the other data which reshaping by the internal signal reshaping amplification circuit sent to the next cascade pixel through the DO port. The data reduced 24bit after transmitted through every pixel. Since WS2818 adopts auto-reshaping transmit technology, making the pixel cascade numbers are not limited to the signal transmission, but to signal transmission speed. When BIN works as control signal receiving interface, its control data is 24bit more than the DIN interface, so as to ensure that the two ways to control the number of pixels is the same

Based on the received 24bit data, the internal data latch generates different duty cycle control signals in the OUTR, OUTG, OUTB port. All chips synchronous send the received data to each segment when the DIN port input a reset signal. It will receive new data again After the reset signal finished. Before a new reset signal received, the control signal of OUTR, OUTG, OUTB pin unchanged. The chip exports PWM data to OUTR, OUTG, OUTB pins, after receive a low voltage reset signal the time retain over 300us

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020RGB Side emitting Led strip

020rgb side Emitting 60led truck container LED lights

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020rgb side Emitting  60led  truck container LED lights

Product Description:

1、 LED type: 020RGB side light

2、 color: RGB

3、 working voltage: 12VDC / 24VDC./5VDC

4、 packaging: static bag Product parameters: Size: 5000MM * 10 * 2 (length can be customized) Electricity: Power: 14.4W; voltage: 12VDC / 24VDC./5VDC

Operating temperature: -50 ℃ ~ +70 ℃

Waterproof grade: IP33 \ IP65 \ IP67 \ IP68

Features: pure color, 020 RGBFPC board on the back of 3M glue, easy to install low energy consumption, high brightness , The performance is stable and can do waterproof processing unique line technology and high standards of anti-static, to ensure the life of the light bar and the use of quality with plastic deck, easy to install seismic, maintenance-free normal life of 50,000 hours or more Applications: Decor, pool, disco, bar, karaoke and other atmosphere lighting, fashion lighting

Light strips advantages:

1、with a plasticity, can be free to bend the shape — fixed in the uneven surface, easy to install (using the 3M self-adhesive) and other advantages;

2、 with waterproof, in case of high temperature and low temperature does not change color, low voltage long life and other advantages;

3、 with bright colors and soft light (3 LED lights can be composed of a loop — every 3 lights can be cut to use) energy saving and environmental protection and other advantages is the ideal replacement of neon products (than the neon energy saving 70%), , It is decorative contours. Making a variety of modeling the ideal lighting.

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020RGB Side emitting Led strip

Electronic products to ensure that there will not be after-sales quality disputes, please have qualified qualified manufacturers.

  1. LED lamp bead detection technology National leading: independent patent testing equipment in 3 minutes can be measured lamp light failure, color, life and other important electrical parameters, the machine dead light rate of less than one hundred thousandth, finished lamps Anti-static up to 20KV, the factory solemn commitment to light bar warranty for 2 years.
  2. Reduce more costs for customers: managers before the technical-based electronic components traders, the use of components without intermediate links, both genuine and inexpensive.
  3. Waterproof to achieve the highest IP68 level: independent waterproof patented technology. Outdoor products in the hottest Hainan Sanya, the coldest Shenyang, the factory’s fish tank all-weather two years to run, there is no water phenomenon.
  4. ISO9001 / 2 management model: to ensure that each product 100% qualified factory.
  5. Service-oriented: by the number of electrical professional technicians composed of the installation of the steering group, at any time to listen to customers dispatch. The products have been sold to the United States, Britain, Italy, India, Russia, Iran, Nigeria, Israel and other countries and regions. The company through the CCC certification, CE certification, ROHS recognition, PCC, ISO9001, SGS, UL certification and other domestic and international related industry certification.

Products used in urban night lighting project, architectural decoration, square landscape, fountain, advertising decoration, hotels and other decorative landscaping lighting

020RGB Side emitting Led strip

, All need to touch the LED lamp beads of the operator must wear a real effective anti-static bracelet. 2, LED pin if there is a need for bending, the break point from the LED colloid must be more than 3mm; 3, LED welding is required to 260 ℃ normal temperature of 3 ℃, welding time shall not exceed 2 seconds, if it is over tin furnace , The temperature of the tin furnace is below 275 ℃, the time of immersion tin shall not exceed 2 seconds, requiring the operator to act very skillfully and precisely. 4, LED wave soldering when asked to wave soldering machine to the real grounding. When the ground line, absolutely can not be connected to the city grid above the ground, must be connected with the city power grid ground completely separated from a real ground. This ground wire requires the lead wire to penetrate directly into the depth of the ground below 5 meters. Note: Many users do not notice this, which led to the wave soldering machine electrostatic breakdown of the LED chip directly, resulting in LED lamp beads leakage and light or dead lights. 5, all contact with the material or equipment must be connected to the real ground. 6, the detection of lamp beads and the lamp beads inserted into the PCB on the process, must be very cautious, must be done triple protection: the first heavy, the operator must wear a real effective anti-static ring. Second, the work desk must be covered with anti-static rubber. Third, the front of the operator must be equipped with an ion fan (except for static fan) to eliminate static electricity. 7, LED light board production Before the power test, be sure to determine the light board circuit is not even tin tin short circuit, if short circuit, will be damaged or serious damage to the LED lamp beads, or immediately emerged, or to a few Day or longer to show up, resulting in a hidden hidden dangers, so be sure to carefully check the circuit situation, which in many users who have appeared many times, this particular special attention!

 

ws2813 flexible led strip

Ws2813 Addressable Break-point RGB LED Strip

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This post is about the WS2813 LED strip, which is an addressable and breakpoint continue RGB LED strip. The information in this post also works with other similar LED strips, such as strips of the WS28XX family, Neopixel strip and others.

Introducing the WS2813 LED Strip

The WS2813 addressable LED strip comes in several varieties that differ in size, sealant or LED density. Choose the one that best fits your purposes.

Where to buy?

You can buy one here on WITOP.

In the following figure you can see my WS2813 LED strip. It is 5 meters long and the LEDs are enclosed in a weatherproof silicone. So, they can be left outside at the rain and dust without any problem.

In my opinion, this is the coolest type of LED strips. You can control the brightness and the color of each LED individually, which allows you to produce amazing and complex effects in a simple way.

This LED strip is made by WS2813 LEDs wired in series. These LEDs have a IC built right into the LED. This allows a communication via a one-wire interface. This means that you can control lots of LEDs using just one digital pin of your Arduino.

In the following figure you can see the chip inside the LED. The LED is an RGB LED and works like so.

ws2813 led strip
This kind of strips are very flexible and can be cut to any length you want. As you can see, the strip is divided into segments, and each segment contains one RGB LED.
You can adjust its size by cutting the strip with a scissors in the right place (the proper places to cut the strip are marked).
These strips come with connectors at each end . I’ve decided to cut the connectors, and solder header pins. It’s more handy if you want to connect the strip to an Arduino or to a breadboard.

Powering the WS2813 LED Strip

The LED strip should be powered using a 5V power source. At 5V, each LED draws about 50mA, when set to its full brightness. This means that for every 30 LEDs, the strip may draw as much as 1.5 A. Make sure you select a power source that matches the strip’s needs.

ws2813 led chip like this:

ws2813 rgb led chip

 

If you end up using an external supply, don’t forget to connect the power supply ground to the Arduino ground.

Ws2812B Led panel light

Ws2812B/sk6812 8X8/16×16 Led panel light

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Ws2812B/sk6812  8X8/16×16 Led panel light 

ws2812B 8X8 led panel light

LED Quantity: 64

IC Type WS2812 (IC Built in LED)

Wattage: 19.2W

Pixel/m: 8*8

PCB Width: 9*9cm

Length of cable: 100mm

Working Voltage: DC 5V

PCB Color: black

Features.

  1. Control IC SK6812/ws2812b  inserted in 5050 RGB LED diode , supporting numerous color-change effects .
  2. White PCB and black PCB optional .
  3. It comes in one piece separated by a 3Pin JST SM connector and extra Power /Ground Wires .
  4. Flexible PCB material . This matrix has a thick flexible PCB backing that can

be gently bent and curved around surfaces

  1. This matrix with 256 leds, you could use over 15A of current if you turn on all the LEDs on to white (which we really do not recommend because we don’t think the flex PCB can handle that much current in a long time ). Try to keep the current draw at under 5A.

These are awesome 8×8 individually addressable RGB matrix panels. Composed of 8 columns x 8 rows of WS2812B (WS2812/WS211 protocol) individually addressable LEDs on a flexible PCB, these panels have 64 LEDs and they can be daisy-chained to make bigger signs or panels! You can create animations, games, or even incorporate them into a fun e-textiles project. On top of all that, thanks to its flexible backing, this LED Matrix can be bent and bowed to fit onto almost any curvy surface.

These panels require a 5V low voltage input for power which needs to be able to source a good amount of current – up to 3.8A in most uses (3.8A if all LEDs are set to bright white, which is NOT recommended). Attached to each flexible LED matrix are two 3-pin JST SM connectors and two sets of bare power cables (input / output), which provide you connections for DC5V+, COM-, DAT, and GND.

Pls note that WS2812B are a bit different than the standard WS2801 ICs, these do not use separate clock and data lines.

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ws2812b led panel light (1)

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DC24V RGBW 60led led strip

24V RGBW Led Strip

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24V RGBW Led strip

The 24v RGBW LED strip light provides the ultimate control of colors; while having access to red, green and blue, you can also have the choice of either warm white or natural white. A genuine white light is generated with the use of RGBW strip. This is ideal for use with interior design, if a room is lit by warm white lights and the RGBW channel is desired to match the rest of the color temperature, this isn’t a problem at all – it can be decorative as well as practical.

Sold in a 5 meter roll, the rgbw LED strip lights can be easily cut to length to fulfill the exact desired length required. Unfortunately, the RGBW LED strip light is only available in IP20; this means it is suitable for use anywhere that is dry and where it won’t come into contact with any water whatsoever. For example, for use in a kitchen or bathroom, there would be concern that the strip light could come into contact with water so due to the IP rating of this trip channel, it unfortunately wouldn’t be able to be placed in a kitchen or bathroom.

5050 SMD Epistar high lumen LED’s are used on these particular strip lights. The high quality LED’s are 50% brighter than most LED’s used on conventional strips and have a very low depreciation time. Combined with the fact that the strip channel is 24 Volts, the RGB 5050 LED Strip lights are able to shine brighter for longer.

Need white and RGB color changing light from one strip, no problem
Our RGBW LED Strip is ideal to use when a color changing light and white light is required in one location from one LED strip. Previously to achieve the same lighting effect, two separate LED strips would need to be used. Our RGBW LED Controllers can control both the white and color changing light LED’s together.

Integrated RGBW LED is twice as bright
Unlike most RGBW LED Strips, ours features a unique LED Chip. Each LED on the strip has an integrated design with a dedicated white light portion and color changing portion. Previously separate LED’s had to be used on the LED strip, alternating between white and RGB LED’s. The benefit with our RGBW strip is the RGB output is twice as bright while still providing a good strong dedicated white light. The color and white light mixing is also improved.
24V RGBW LED Strip is Beneficial for Larger Installations
It can be beneficial to use 24V LED strip for installations of more than 5 meters of LED strip per zone. Using 24V instead of 12V LED Strip the capacity of the color controller is doubled allowing twice as much strip to be powered through the color controller. Also 24V RGBW LED strip allows up to 10m to be connected in series with the control gear compared to just 5m for 12V strip.

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24V RGBW Led Strip

We also have 12V /24V RGBW Led Strip without IC inside. if Full  color, it is addressable and with sk6812 ic Inside. learn more please contact us.

ws2813a ws2813B addressable led chip

Whats The Difference? Ws2813A Vs Ws2813B（Ws2813）

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First let me introduce the ws2813 addressable led chip:
1, General Description:

  WS2813 is an intelligent control LED light source that the control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a package of 5050 components. Its internal include intelligent digital port data latch and signal reshaping amplification drive circuit. Also include a precision internal oscillator and a 12V voltage programmable constant current control part, which achieves highly consistent color effect.

  The data transfer protocol use single NZR communication mode. After the pixel power-on reset, the DIN port receive data from controller, the first pixel collect initial 24bit data then sent to the internal data latch, the other data which reshaping by the internal signal reshaping amplification circuit sent to the next cascade pixel through the DO port. After transmission for each pixel, the signal to reduce 24bit. Every pixel adopts auto-reshaping transmit technology, making the pixel cascade numbers are not limited to the signal transmission, only relate to the speed of signal transmission.

  The BIN receives the data signal, and then compare the data with the DIN side after phagocytosis of 24bit data, if DIN do NOT receive the signal, then switching to BIN for receiving the input signal, which ensure that any the IC’s damage does not affect the signal cascade transmission and make the BIN in state of receiving signal until restart after power-off.

 Refresh Frequency updates to 2KHz, Low Frame Frequency and no Flicker appear in HD Video Camera.

   250us or more of reset time, it won’t cause wrong reset while interruption, it supports the lower frequency and inexpensive MCU.

   There’re in a choice of 18mA or 5mA current version, and also in a choice of high brightness or cost-effective version. That is to say, WS2813 is provided with four versions.

2, Fetures :

1, The control circuit and the LED share the only power source.

2, The control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a 5050 components, to form an external control pixel.

3, Using the built-in signal reshaping circuit to achieve the signal waveform shaping, and no distortion of waveform of signal takes place.

4,  Built-in power-on reset and brown-out reset circuits.

5, The gray levels of each pixel are of 256 levels, which achieves “256*256*256=16777216” full-color display, and the refresh frequency reaches to 2KHz/s.

6, Serial cascade interface, data receiving and decoding depend on just one signal line.

7, Dual-signal wires version, signal break-point continuous transmission.

8, Any two point the distance more than 3m transmission signal without any increase circuit.

9, When the refresh rate is 30fps, cascade numbers are far more than 1024 points.

10, Data transmitting at speeds of up to 800Kbps.

11, Good color consistency reliability, high cost-effective.

3, Mechanical Dimensions:
4, Electrical Characteristics:

5, Application circuit:

The difference between ws2813A with ws2813b(ws2813):

ws2813a vs ws2813b(ws2813)

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What LED Light Panel Color Temperature You Should Use for Your Project?

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Whether you’re using an LED light panel as your sole source of light or to create visual appeal, you’ll want to consider color temperature. Color temperature refers to where the color falls on the Kelvin spectrum between blue and red. Blue temperatures are cooler with higher Kelvin ratings while red temperatures are warmer, and there’s a right time to use color of a specific range.

 

When you buy LED light panels, you’ll typically want natural light if you’re using the lights indoors where many people will be reading and especially if there is no source of natural light available. This is around the 5500K ranges. If you want to promote a relaxed atmosphere for your staff and clients, even warmer light in the range of 2,000K might be preferable. Restaurants, for example, are among the type of businesses who want to keep customers relaxed. The right shade of blue, however, also has a calming effect and might be more appropriate when you’re using LED light panels as decoration rather than the main light source.

 

Cooler white or blue lights are often better if you’re showcasing a product or want to provide brighter light in cramped spaces. For example, when you mount LED light panels under cabinets to light up the space between the cabinet and tabletop below, a warm light temperature might not cut it. Furthermore, cool lights offer stark contrast, especially when paired with black or white backgrounds. It can create a contemporary environment in which to display products or even art without distraction. On the other hand, the blue glare from a computer screen can cause eye strain and headaches, which is one reason you might consider installing software on your computer to adjust color temperature based on the time of day.

 

If you plan to take photographs or recording videos in a space with LED panels, then color balance becomes important because you want to recreate the setting accurately. Photographers have long used physical color gels on the light source to correct color balance issues while digital image processing enables you to adjust your photos as well. However, starting with a balanced color temperature enables you to take photos what have fewer shadows and aren’t washed out or orange. Light in a range between 3,000K and 4,000K tends to be balanced, without showing either blue or orange hues.

 

Of course, you might use warm colors at one time and cool tones at others to get the right results.

 

About Us

Shen zhen WITOP TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd is a product R & D, manufacturing, sales and service LED lighting enterprises. It is the one of biggest addressable LED lighting manufacturer in China .The company mainly devotes to the high quality LED landscape decoration and lighting production, technology development and sales, the main products are as follows

1,LED flexible strip

2,LED full-color module

3,LED Matrix panel

4,LED bulb,

5,LED lamp

 

We has experienced in product development by our design team, the company has successfully developed various kinds of lights and lighting products, such as APA102 WS2813 SK6812 WS2801, LPD6803, LPD8806, WS2811, WS2812B, TM1809, DMX512 smart led strip and LED module , and 5050 ,3528 ,2835,335,5630 normal led strip etc .  are widely used in home decoration, garden landscape, stadiums, exhibition hall, exhibition hall, hotel, high-grade office buildings, upscale clubs etc.. Products are exported to America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and other market.

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The Difference Between Low & High Quantity Led Lights

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50000 hours is very big amount of time. Does each led light stand to this standard? Almost all manufacturers write those big figures in product description. But what is the reality?

Reality is not always same as promising in all LED lights. Forget the warranty; one or two years are just 10% of the total working hours. What is the life after the warranty period? What if you are commercial user?

Customer is not always getting what they expect from cheap products. So what to consider when choosing between low and high quality LED lights?
Weight

This might be weird but this is true, You can’t get good quality in very low weight product. As all LED lights require good heat dispassion, It can’t be accomplished without good amount of aluminum. Thin heat sink can provide more area in less weight, but it can’t transfer enough heat for the removal. Only active (fan based) cooling provides solution to this. Some china based producers provide 12-20W lights in very low weight that feels like plastic body. These products won’t perform well even in small span of time.
LED Chip

LED chips are manufactured by various big and small enterprises in the world. Japan and USA based suppliers make highest quality for longer life and more reliability. All is the matter of materials used in making chip. Larger chip provide more lights, good stability against current variations, but it costs more. Cheap and small led chip provides less light and stability. Ceramic COB lights are totally different in terms of size, they use multiple small chips to provide more lights and stability.
Power supply

This is the heart of LED lightings. LEDs are kind of semiconductor that needs to be driven with carefully and according to ratings. Led needs to be driven with constant current DC supply for longer life. It is technical stuffs, but if you want to know here is the link:
What makes LED driver unreliable? Low quality components and low life capacitors makes them unreliable. Non-branded Chinese LED driver use regular capacitors which work for only 1000 hours at elevated temperature. We at Charlston Lights always calculate life of capacitors to work for more than 10 years.

Light quality

Another costly thing in LED lights is rare earth phosphor. Cheap producer use low quality phosphor to lower the cost. If you see spot light with little different colors of white, it might be sign of low quality. Maintaining same colors in white is challenging task for LED producers. Color rendering is also point to be considered. Cheap LED lights generally don’t have good CRI, As good CRI also requires high quality phosphor.

Optics

Many people choose LED lights as a new trend in interiors. They really don’t consider what kind of lights they need. Most of the cheap LED lights have same optics for multiple requirements. A spot light can’t make enough illumination in drawing room. Opaque cover is not always for good lighting. It might be used to hide cheap components in Lights.

Construction

Finally all together, how they construct LED lights is also important. Design, look, feel and strength need to be checked at time of choosing LED. If paint or powder coating is not applied well, there might be good chance that inside construction are also cheap. Chinese manufacturer produce large amount of products to compete price. Fast & careless production might not last longer.

About Us

Shen zhen WITOP TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd is a product R & D, manufacturing, sales and service LED lighting enterprises. It is the one of biggest addressable LED lighting manufacturer in China .The company mainly devotes to the high quality LED landscape decoration and lighting production, technology development and sales, the main products are as follows

1,LED flexible strip

2,LED full-color module

3,LED Matrix panel

We has experienced in product development by our design team, the company has successfully developed various kinds of lights and lighting products, such as APA102 WS2813 SK6812 WS2801, LPD6803, LPD8806, WS2811, WS2812B, TM1809, DMX512 smart led strip and LED module , and 5050 ,3528 ,2835,335,5630 normal led strip etc .  are widely used in home decoration, garden landscape, stadiums, exhibition hall, exhibition hall, hotel, high-grade office buildings, upscale clubs etc.. Products are exported to America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and other market.

 

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Do You Know The SMD Led Chip?

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The SMD chips, or “Surface Mounted Device” chips, have become very popular due to their versatility. SMD LEDs have been used to create everything from light bulbs to strip lights, and even missed call indicators on cell phones. These chips are much smaller in comparison to the DIP technology, which tends to give them the added versatility over DIP diodes. SMD technology also supports chips with more complicated designs, such as SMD 5050 chips (depicted to the left), that have RGB capabilities on a single chip. This is very powerful for color combinations, as opposed to the DIP technology, which can only display one color per device. The technology does not take the bullet shaped design from DIP LEDs, and is closer to that of a flat, square computer chip. It is also worth noting that SMD chips can have more than just two contacts (one anode and one cathode). SMD chips can have 2, 4 or 6 contacts, depending on the number of diodes on the chip. With the SMD design, there is an individual circuit for each diode. For example, SMD 5050 chips have 3 diodes on the chip, which translates to 3 circuits and a total of 6 contacts.

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SMD chips have been a very important development for the LED industry because of the ability to put 3 diodes on the same chip. When a chip includes a red, green, and blue diode, you have a chip that can create any color you want by adjusting the level of output from each individual diode on the chip. Because they are very bright and can change colors, these chips are used extensively for LED strip lights and light bulbs. SMD LED chips come in a wide variety of sizes, the most common of which are SMD 3528 and SMD 5050S. SMD 3528 chips are only 3.5mm wide, and SMD 5050 chips are 5 mm wide. SMD LEDs can also be made much smaller than the 3528 and 5050 chips. Some of these chips are made very small, to go in high end electronics such as cell phones and laptop computers as indicator lights. Any cell phone you see that has a little light that stays on after the screen turns off is powered by a small SMD LED.

SMD led chip

SMD chips that we see in light bulbs and strip lights will typically produce between 4 to 5 lumens per diode on a chip (such as a 3528, single diode chip). These chips will typically run at either 12v or 24v, with 12v being the most common. Individually these chips can pull between 0.05w to 0.08w (single diode, 3528) up to between 0.15w to .24w (three diode, 5050). This means these chips can produce between 50 and 100 lumens per watt depending on the particular chip.

If you have a better idea, welcome to share.

 

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What Are The Difference Between SMD3528 And SMD5050 Led Chip?

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You’re not the first to ask! As our 2 most popular LED lighting options, customers are often curious as to the similarities and differences between 3528 and 5050 LED light strips. In this article you’ll find some basic knowledge to ensure that you make the right choice when deciding on the strip for your project. It should be noted that these technologies are constantly changing, with efficiency and brightness steadily increasing. The wattages, brightness, etc. in this article are approximations based on the current LED light strips sold by HitLights.

3528smd led chip
3528 LED light strips are named after the dimensions of each chip: 3.5×2.8mm. The small size of 3528 chips is important, because it allows the chips to be placed very closely together on LED strips to create a smoother lighting effect in comparison to a 5050 LED strip. Each chip contains one light-emitting diode, and uses about .08 Watts to produce roughly 4 lumens. 3528’s are great for accent lighting and decorations, but typically aren’t used as a primary light source. They are commonly used in indoor home applications such as stair lighting, under-cabinet lighting, media lighting, and more! Since each chip only contains 1 light-emitting diode, 3528’s are single-color light strips. Our 3528 LED Light Strips are available in Cool White, Warm White, Red, Green, and Blue.

More bang for your buck: 3528 LED’s are our most affordable LED strip solution, and still provide professional quality lighting to any project, business, or home application!

5050smd led chip

5050 LED light strips are also named after the dimensions of each chip: 5.0×5.0mm. The larger chip size of 5050’s mean that they’re spaced farther apart than 3528’s, but actually produce more light per chip. Each chip contains 3 light-emitting diodes, and uses approximately .24 Watts to produce about 12 lumens. Because 5050’s include 3 light-emitting diodes, they can come in single or multi colored strip lights. A single-colored 5050 chip includes 3 diodes of the same color to give more light than a comparable 3528 strip. Alternatively, a multi-colored 5050 chip includes 1 red, 1 blue, and 1 green diode. The brightness of individual diodes on a single chip can then be adjusted to produce any color on the spectrum! Multicolored 5050 LED strips require the use of an RGB LED controller; whereas single-colored LED lights can be connected directly to a DC power source. As our brighter LED strips, 5050’s are great for more luminous accent lighting, task lighting, sign lighting, and can even be used as the primary light source in some cases.

Show Stoppers: 5050 LED Light Strips are our brightest LED strip solution, and provide extremely versatile color-changing capabilities! 5050’s are great for attracting attention to a business, illuminating a party area, lighting up your car or motorcycle, and much more!

Hopefully this post has made your decision between 3528’s and 5050’s a clear choice, so you can get to what matters: your LED project! Need to get inspired? Check out our HitLights Customer Projects Pinterest board and blog posts to see ways that our customers use the different SMD LED chip technologies! If you want a bit more information about specific strips, project help, or general LED knowledge, feel free to email us at

About Us

Shen zhen WITOP TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd is a product R & D, manufacturing, sales and service LED lighting enterprises. It is the one of biggest addressable LED lighting manufacturer in China .The company mainly devotes to the high quality LED landscape decoration and lighting production, technology development and sales, the main products are as follows

1,LED flexible strip

2,LED full-color module

3,LED Matrix panel

4,LED bulb,

5,LED lamp

 

We has experienced in product development by our design team, the company has successfully developed various kinds of lights and lighting products, such as APA102 WS2813 SK6812 WS2801, LPD6803, LPD8806, WS2811, WS2812B, TM1809, DMX512 smart led strip and LED module , and 5050 ,3528 ,2835,335,5630 normal led strip etc .  are widely used in home decoration, garden landscape, stadiums, exhibition hall, exhibition hall, hotel, high-grade office buildings, upscale clubs etc.. Products are exported to America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and other market.

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