NeoPixel RGBW LEDs w/ Integrated Driver Chip - Warm White [~3000K - Black Casing - 10 Pack]

What could be better than smart RGB LEDs? It's smart RGB + White LEDs! These NeoPixels feature 4 LEDs (red, green, blue, and white) for amazing lighting effects. Create your own smart RGBW LED setup using the same integrated LED driver as our NeoPixel LED strips. This is the RGB + Warm White version with a sleek black casing. It comes in a pack of 10 individual LEDs that you can easily solder into any design you fancy. We offer a wide variety of NeoPixel LEDs to choose from. The NeoPixel is unique - one half is the beloved RGB, and the other half is a white LED with a yellow phosphor. When off, it looks like an egg yolk. When lit, these LEDs are incredibly bright, almost painfully so. You can control each channel with 8-bit PWM (8 x 4 channels = 32-bit color overall), making them perfect for adding lots of colorful and warm white dots to your project. These tiny 5050 (5mm x 5mm) SMD LEDs are quite easy to solder and are the most compact way to integrate multiple bright LEDs into a design. If you want to prototype, we recommend our 5050-size LED breakout PCBs for a breadboard-friendly package. NeoPixel LEDs use an 800 KHz protocol, so specific timing is needed. Their PWM rate is 400 Hz, which works well but is noticeable if the LED is moving. In contrast, DotStars have a 20 KHz PWM rate, providing smooth blending even when the LED is in motion. (We recommend DotStars if you can use them.) NeoPixels are 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded microcontroller inside. You can set the brightness of each R/G/B/W. Each LED acts like a shift register, reading incoming data and passing the previous data along. By sending a long string of data, you can control an unlimited number of LEDs. Just add or remove LEDs as needed. The PWM is built into each LED-chip, so once you set the brightness, you can stop communicating with the strip, and it will keep PWMing all the LEDs. We have a tutorial on wiring, power usage calculations, and example code for NeoPixel use. Please note that you'll need a NeoPixel library with RGBW support, which isn't always available. Our Adafruit NeoPixel library supports RGBW, but if you're using something else, be aware that it might need some tweaking.

Using these NeoPixel RGBW LEDs is easy. First, if you're prototyping, solder them onto our 5050-size LED breakout PCBs for a breadboard-friendly setup. Then, connect them according to the wiring tutorial we provide. You can control the brightness of each red, green, blue, and white LED. Just send a long string of data to control as many LEDs as you want. Remember, these LEDs use an 800 KHz protocol, so specific timing is important. When it comes to power, refer to our power usage calculation tutorial. For programming, you'll need a NeoPixel library with RGBW support. Our Adafruit NeoPixel library is a good option. If you use a plain 'RGB' library, you'll get strange results. As for maintenance, these LEDs are quite durable. Just keep them away from extreme heat and moisture. If you want to change the number of LEDs in your setup, you can easily add or remove them at the end. Have fun creating amazing lighting effects with these bright and colorful LEDs!