{"id":1533,"date":"2022-06-16T09:20:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T09:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2025-01-03T02:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:16:33","slug":"ws2812-vs-ws2812b-vs-ws2812c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/ws2812-vs-ws2812b-vs-ws2812c\/","title":{"rendered":"WS2812 VS WS2812B VS WS2812C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">How to choose WS2812 series (WS2812\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/ws2812b-ic-programmable-led-strips-c-5_486_31.html\">WS2812B<\/a>\/WS2812C) addressable led strip lights? First of all, we have to know the difference between them and their characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"383\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C-LED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C-LED-1.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C-LED-1-325x132.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>WS2812 VS WS2812B: <\/strong>WS2812B is an upgraded version of WS2812, which is better than WS2812 in all aspects, with higher brightness and color uniformity, and has a faster and more stable signal transmission speed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The WS2812B LED has only 4 pins, reducing the chance of accidental short circuits, and making it more flexible to use than the WS2812.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">WS2812B has a reverse polarity protection circuit design. Reversing the polarity can sometimes damage the WS2812 LED lights, but not the WS2812B module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>WS2812C VS WS2812B: <\/strong>WS2812C is fully compatible with WS2812B. You can use them together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">\u25b6The same points of WS2812\/WS2812B\/WS2812C addressable LED strip lights are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\" style=\"font-size:18px\">1. <strong>IC built-in:<\/strong> Integrating the IC into the LED makes the circuit simpler and the installation easier.\n\n2. <strong>Individually addressable LED lights:<\/strong> An LED is a controllable point, you can control the color and brightness of each LED at will.\n\n3. <strong>The LEDs are all RGB colors:<\/strong> Each LED has three color channels (R, G, B), by mixing the colors of these three channels to display various light colors.\n\n4. <strong>Works only at DC5V:<\/strong> Use a 5V controller and a 5V power supply to run the WS2812 LED strip, WS2812B LED strip, and WS2812C LED strip.\n\n5. Can use a <strong>control board<\/strong> (Arduino UNO\/Raspberry Pi) to DIY control the WS2812\/WS2812B\/WS2812C LED lights or use a <strong>compatible SPI controller<\/strong> to control the color and brightness change.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/PDF\/WS2812B%20Datasheet.pdf\">WS2812B Datasheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#007cba;font-size:25px\">WS2812B LED Strip Parameters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Voltage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Strip Width<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Density<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Strip Length<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PCB Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Waterproof Rating<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>4\/5 mm<\/td><td>60 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m, 2m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>10 mm<\/td><td>30 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>0.5m, 1m, 2m, 5m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP65 \/ IP67 \/ IP68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>10 mm<\/td><td>60 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>0.5m, 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP65 \/ IP67 \/ IP68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>12 mm<\/td><td>72 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>5m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>12 mm<\/td><td>96 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>0.5m, 1m, 2m, 5m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP65 \/ IP67 \/ IP68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>12 mm<\/td><td>144 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>0.5m, 1m, 2m<\/td><td>White \/ Black<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP65 \/ IP67 \/ IP68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>10 mm (COB)<\/td><td>160 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m, 5m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>10 mm (COB)<\/td><td>320 LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#007cba;font-size:25px\">WS2812C LED Strip Parameters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Voltage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Strip Width<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Density<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Strip Length<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PCB Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Waterproof Rating<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V (for car)<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>2.6mm<\/td><td>92LEDs<\/td><td>750mm<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V (for car)<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>2.6mm<\/td><td>135LEDs<\/td><td>1100mm<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>4mm<\/td><td>60LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>4mm<\/td><td>90LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m, 2m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>4mm<\/td><td>120LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m, 2m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>8mm<\/td><td>198LEDs\/m<\/td><td>1m, 2m<\/td><td>White<\/td><td>IP20 \/ IP67  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#007cba;font-size:25px\">WS2812 LED Strip Parameters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Voltage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Strip Width<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LED Density<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Strip Length<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PCB Color<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Waterproof Rating<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V<\/td><td>2020<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>3.5mm<\/td><td>20LEDs<\/td><td>100mm<\/td><td>Black<\/td><td>IP67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5V (rigid light bar)<\/td><td>5050<\/td><td>RGB<\/td><td>5mm<\/td><td>60LEDs<\/td><td>0.5m<\/td><td>Black<\/td><td>IP20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WS2812 series addressable LED strip lights are commonly used, the difference between WS2812, WS2812B, and WS2812C is their IC pins and LED size. Here&#8217;re more parameters. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"categories":[14,7,1],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C.jpg",400,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C-325x325.jpg",325,325,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C-325x325.jpg",325,325,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C.jpg",400,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C.jpg",400,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C.jpg",400,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WS2812-vs-WS2812B-vs-WS2812C.jpg",400,400,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Phoenix","author_link":"https:\/\/www.superlightingled.com\/blog\/author\/phoenixliufengling\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"WS2812 series addressable LED strip lights are commonly used, the difference between WS2812, WS2812B, and WS2812C is their IC pins and LED size. 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