A while ago I started collecting details of different addressable LED types. This list is by no means complete, nor 100% correct, but I never found a similar comparison overview elsewhere:
| LED | PWM Frequency | ct/LED1 | All-white current | Quiescent Current | Colors | Voltage | Notes | Datasheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2811 | 400 Hz | 3 | ~1 mA | RGB | 12 V2 | |||
| WS2812B | 430 Hz | 5 | 0.6 mA | RGB | 5 V | |||
| WS2812C | 2 kHz | 5 mA | 0.3 mA | RGB | 5 V | |||
| WS2813 | 2 kHz | 8.5 | RGB | 5 V | - Backup data pin - Integrated capacitor |
|||
| WS2815 | 2 kHz | 7.5 | RGB | 12 V | - Backup data pin - Directly 12V compatible, although inefficiently |
|||
| SK6812 | 1.1 kHz | 1 mA | RGB | 5 V | ||||
| SK6812RGBW | 1.1 kHz | 9.5 | 1 mA | RGBW | 5 V | |||
| SK6812WWA | 1.1 kHz | 1 mA | W/WW/A | 5 V | ||||
| APA102 | 19.2 kHz (RGB) 580 Hz (global) |
10.5 | 24.5 mA | 1 mA | RGB | 5 V | - Protocol Quirks | |
| SK9822 | 4.7 kHz (RGB) CC (global) |
11.5 | 20 mA | 1 mA | RGB | 5 V | - Constant current global brightness - APA102 Comparison |
If you want to expand or correct this list, please send a pull request or issue.
Other niche LED types
- UCS2904
- Like WS2811 IC, but RGBW and for higher voltages out of the box
- Probably SK6812 RGBW protocol
- BS0815 / LC8808 / GS8205
- Like WS2815 (12V), but 12 bit PWM with internal gamma table (still 8 bit data)
- 8 kHz RGB PWM
- Internal test patterns
- LC8808 PDF
- GS8205 PDF