Description: 12-pack of WS2812B LED Modules
Specifications: These are delivered on a standard tape. Note these are the newer 4-pin WS2812B . Really an incredible amount of technology tucked away inside these 5050 SMD LEDs. The heart of it all is the individually integrated WS2811 controller.
Running on 5v DC. Power pin, GND, data in, and data out. Very particular in nature, and need to be driven with a specific timing routine. See the Specifications sheet for how to address these.
We were 'beaming' with excitement when these arrived. We grabbed a piece of proto-board, and built a quick and dirty 3 LED array. Missing from our setup are the 0.1uf caps between the 5v bus and the Vin pin. They worked just fine for our testing without, however each LED should have one.
Top of board (left) Bottom of board (middle) Fast exposure shot of the LEDs lit (right)