{"product_id":"dotstar-micro-leds-apa1022020-smart-smd-rgb-led-10-pack","title":"DotStar Micro LEDs (APA102–2020) - Smart SMD RGB LED - 10 pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese \u003cem\u003eincredibly small\u003c\/em\u003e 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 DotStar strips and matrices with full chainable 2-wire control. They are just mind-bogglingly small. They are a mere \u003cstrong\u003e2mm x 2mm\u003c\/strong\u003e (way smaller than APA102-5050-RGB), which makes them pretty darn tiny so they might be a bit difficult to hand solder. SMT techniques with solder paste and hot air will work best here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are three LEDs inside, red green and blue. The RGB LEDs are controlled by a tiny chip that takes a 24-bit color level via the clock and data in and then does all the PWM control for you. So you just 'set' the color data once. Like DotStars (and the similar NeoPixels) you can chain them together, the output of one leading into the input of another for near-infinitely long strips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComes in a strip of 10 pieces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note this is a surface mount part! It is possible to solder thin wires to the pads but its designed for use on a SMD PCB. If you are not comfortable with hand soldering SMD parts, check out our other RGB LEDs such as the thru-hole ones or in pixels\/strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-technical-details-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed color: 620-625 nm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen color: 520-525 nm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue color: 465-470 nm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed brightness @ ~20mA: 300-330 mcd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen brightness @ ~20mA: 420-460 mcd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue brightness @ ~20mA: 160-180 mcd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDatasheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevision History:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAs of May 21, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e we have updated to use a new version of the APA102-2020 LEDs with a \u003cem\u003edifferent brightness curve\u003c\/em\u003e - you may notice the LEDs are dimmer (but consistently so). Please update any firmware you have written to have brightness increased!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAs of Oct 24, 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e we have reverted \u003cem\u003eback\u003c\/em\u003e to the original LED chips - you may notice the LEDs are brighter (but consistently so). Please update any firmware you have written to have brightness adjusted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"product-files\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\nDatasheet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\nDatasheet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55919673802825,"sku":"twa1787257899657","price":3.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/7185\/7993\/files\/dotstar-micro-leds-apa1022020---smart-smd-rgb-led---10-pack_1.jpg?v=1787257904","url":"https:\/\/streetclad.shop\/products\/dotstar-micro-leds-apa1022020-smart-smd-rgb-led-10-pack","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}