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RGB and RGBW support

Davide Perini edited this page Jan 19, 2025 · 8 revisions

Luciferin supports RGB strips and RGBW strips (WS2812B,SK6812,APA102,SK9812).
You can choose the type of the LED strip you are using from the settings.

  • RGB: RGB strips only
  • RGBW: white is reproduced only with the white component (lower power consumption)
  • RGBW mixed (Brighter): all four channels are used for white (high power consumption, maxed out brightness)
  • RGBW (RGB only): white is reproducedonly by RGB components (white channel is not used)

How to change color order

Luciferin supports many color orders,

  • GRB / GRBW
  • RGB / RGBW
  • BGR / BGRW
  • BRG / BRGW
  • RBG / RBGW
  • GBR / GBRW
  • GRWB
  • GWBR
  • WRBG
  • RGWB
  • RWBG
  • WGBR
  • BGWR
  • BWRG
  • WGRB
  • BRWG
  • BWGR
  • WRGB
  • RBWG
  • RWGB
  • WBGR
  • GBWR
  • GWRB
  • WBRG

you can select the one of your interest on Firefly Luciferin Devices tab or via the Web Interface.

LED Strip WS2812B/SK6812 5V

Luciferin supports RGB and RGBW strips. 60 LEDs per meter is generally bright enough for most applications and does not require a lot of power.

WS2812B RGB 5V LED strip | SK6812 RGBW 5V LED strip

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