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WS2812B

Intelligent control LED light source

The WS2812B is a intelligent control led light source from Worldsemi. View the full WS2812B datasheet below including absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Worldsemi

Category

LEDs

Overview

Part: WS2812B

Type: Intelligent Control LED Integrated Light Source

Description: The WS2812B is an intelligent control LED light source integrating the control circuit and RGB chip in a 5050 package, offering 16.7 million colors with 256 brightness levels per color, a data transfer speed of 800Kbps, and a scan frequency of not less than 400Hz/s.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 4.5–5.5 V
  • Operating temperature: -20 to +70 °C
  • Data transfer speed: 800Kbps
  • Scan frequency: Not less than 400Hz/s

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

  • Max supply voltage: +5.3 V
  • Max junction/storage temperature: +105 °C

Key Specs:

  • Input current (I_I): ±1 μA (max, V_I = V_DD/V_SS)
  • Input voltage high level (V_IH): 0.7V_DD (min)
  • Input voltage low level (V_IL): 0.3V_DD (max)
  • Hysteresis voltage (V_H): 0.35 V (typ)
  • Transmission delay time (t_PLZ): 300 ns (max, CL=15pF, DIN→DOUT, RL=10KΩ)
  • Input capacity (C_I): 15 pF (max)
  • Color depth: 256 brightness levels per primary color, 16,777,216 colors
  • Data transfer time (TH+TL): 1.25μs ±600ns

Features:

  • Intelligent reverse connect protection
  • Control circuit and RGB chip integrated in a 5050 package
  • Built-in signal reshaping circuit
  • Built-in electric reset circuit and power lost reset circuit
  • Cascading port transmission signal by single line
  • Send data at speeds of 800Kbps

Applications:

  • Full-color module, Full color soft lights a lamp strip
  • LED decorative lighting
  • Indoor/outdoor LED video irregular screen

Package:

  • 5050 (4-pin)

Features

  • Intelligent reverse connect protection, the power supply reverse connection does not damage the IC.
  • The control circuit and the LED share the only power source.
  • Control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a package of 5050 components, form a complete control of pixel point.
  • Built-in signal reshaping circuit, after wave reshaping to the next driver, ensure wave-form distortion not accumulate.
  • Built-in electric reset circuit and power lost reset circuit.
  • Each pixel of the three primary color can achieve 256 brightness display, completed 16777216 color full color display, and scan frequency not less than 400Hz/s.
  • Cascading port transmission signal by single line.
  • Any two point the distance more than 5m transmission signal without any increase circuit.
  • When the refresh rate is 30fps, cascade number are not less than1024 points.
  • Send data at speeds of 800Kbps.
  • The color of the light were highly consistent, cost-effective..

Applications

  • Full-color module, Full color soft lights a lamp strip.
  • LED decorative lighting, Indoor/outdoor LED video irregular screen.

Pin Configuration

NO.SymbolFunction description
1VDDPower supply LED
2DOUTControl data signal output
3VSSGround
4DINControl data signal input

Absolute Maximum Ratings

PrameterSymbolRatingsUnit
Power supply voltageV DD+3.5~+5.3V
Input voltageV I-0.5 ~ VDD+0.5V
Operation junction temperatureTopt-25 ~ +80°C
Storage temperature rangeTstg-40~+105°C

Electrical Characteristics ( TA=-20 ~ +70 °C , VDD=4.5 ~ 5.5V,VSS=0V,unless otherwise specified )

Intelligent control LED integrated light source

Intelligent control LED integrated light source

PrameterSmybolconditionsMinTpyMaxUnit
Input currentI IV I =V DD /V SS----±1μA
Input voltage levelV IHD IN , SET0.7V DD----V
Input voltage levelV ILD IN , SET----0.3V DDV
Hysteresis voltageV HD IN , SET--0.35--V

Switching characteristics ( TA=-20 ~ +70 °C , VDD=4.5 ~ 5.5V,VSS=0V,unless otherwise specified )

PrameterSymbolConditionMinTpyMaxUnit
Transmission delay timet PLZCL=15pF,DIN→ DOUT,RL=10KΩ----300ns
Fall timet THZCL=300pF,OUTR/OU TG/OUTB----120μs
Input capcityC I------15pF

Typical Application

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