use digital led strip APA102 led strip to make a display, multi color flexible led display

if you don't have enough budget for a LED Display, you can use NEWSTAR LED's digital led strip, APA102 LED Strip to make a display.
Below video is the effect made by APA102 LED Strip.
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Built-in IC digital LED Strip

Recommended APA104 LED Strip

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1, APA104 LED CHIP

Features and Benefits
 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.
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General description
APA104 is a intelligent control LED light source that the control circuit and RGB chip are integrated in a package of 5050 components. It internal include intelligent digital port data latch a
nd signal reshaping amplification drive circuit. Also include a precision internal oscillator and a 12V voltage programmable constant current control part, effectively ensuring the pixel point light
color height consistent.
The data transfer protocol use single NZR communication mode. After the pixel power-on res
et, the DIN port receive data from controller, the first pixel collect initial 24bit data then sent t
o the internal data latch, the other data which reshaping by the internal signal reshaping amplification circuit sent to the next cascade pixel through the DO port. After transmission for each
pixel，the signal to reduce 24bit. pixel adopt auto resha-ping transmit technology, making the pixel cascade number is not limited the signal transmission, only depend on the speed of signal transmission.
LED with low driving voltage, environmental protection and energy saving, high brightness,
scattering angle is large, good consistency, low power, long life and other advantages. The control chip integrated in LED above becoming more simple circuit, small volume, convenient installation.
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Mechanical Dimensions

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(More details, you could view the APA104 LED Chip SPEC)

2, APA104 LED Strip

1), 30leds/m APA104 LED Strip

2), 60leds/m APA104 LED Strip

3), 144leds/m APA104 LED Strip

APA104 LED is Taiwan chip, as it is more stable and long lifespan, so more and more people like it to replace ws2812b/ws2811/ws2801/HL1606/LPD8806 LED, and NEWSTAR LED CO., LIMITED is a professional factory for all kinds of LED strip, all LED lighting products used Top quality materials, High level Chip, Long lifespan, perfect performance, so more and more people purchase LED lighting products from NEWSTAR LED Co., limited, this manufacturer is reliable partner, choose them is your best choice I think.

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APA102 flexible led display

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APA102 LED matrix soft board display,is made of full color built-in IC smd LEDs attach on the big soft pcb,

The Pitch can be P10,P15,P20,P25,P30,even larger distace or closer,

Also the size can be larger or smaller,even customized the sizes with OEM/ODM serve.

This kind of display is great to show spectacular effect,such as showing logo, scrolling message, promotion information, number,special animations and picture with high brightness 5050 RGB LEDs,It can be seen from far away to attract customer pass-by, which is good for advertisement and entertainment adornment.

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The difference between ws2812 and ws2812b

Highly Recommended our APA104 IC led strip lgiht.

APA104/APA102 built in ic led chip is encapsulated by us , and ws2812b , ws2812 is not very popular as before , actually so Many people even don't know  the difference between ws2812b and ws2812. So let us to tell you the difference about it.

Frankly speaking, both of ws2812b and ws2812 is adopted build in ic . use ws2811 ic to be the driver So what is the difference ? WS2812b have 4 pins, but ws2812 have 6 pins, 

the following picture is about them . 

WS2812B

WS2812

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APA102/APA104 Compare With WS2812B/WS2811

NEW: APA107 (the upgraded chip of APA102)

APA107 will be upgraded soon, the PMW can be 26-28kHz.

Firstly you should know what is APA102 chip/APA107 chip, WS2812B chip, SK6812 chip more details, pls click below tag for reference

APA102 Chip     APA107 chip       WS2812B chip   SK6812 chip

APA102 led strip          
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APA107 pixel led strip lights

WS2812B led strip 

(Left is WS2812B)

Below all analysis was got from our customer: 

"I contrast to the very timing-sensitive one-wire protocol of the WS2812,
the APA102 uses a stand two-wire fire SPI protocol – one clock line and one data line.
Each LED has two inputs and two outputs which can be daisy chained. At the first
sight, this may seem wasteful, but it has the advantage of being supported by standard
microcontroller periphery and it is insensitive to timing variations. Due to the critical
timing requirement, it is not possible to control the WS2812 from SOCs with
multitasking operating systems, such as the Raspberry Pi. This should not be an issue
with the APA102. Furthermore, the data can be transferred at an almost arbitrary
clock rate. I was able to control the LEDs with 4 MHz SPI clock without any hitch. It
appears that the maximum speed is mainly limited by the parasitics of the wiring. The
data format is shown below. NEWSTAR LED CO.,LIMITED

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Each update consists of a start frame of 32 zeroes, 32 bits for every LED and an end
frame of 32 ones. I am not sure what the “End Frame” is good for, since its
encoding is indistinguishable from a LED set to maximum brightness and will simply
be forwarded to the next LED. In my experiments, omitting the end frame did not
have any impact.
One interesting addition is the “global” field for each LED, which allows to control
the brightness of the LED in 32 steps from 0 to 31. When trying different parameters,
I was quite surprised to observe that the LEDs did not show any visible

pulse-width-modulation (PWM) flicker at all when the global brightness was set to 31.This is quite different from the WS2812, which shows visible PWM flicker when
moving the LEDs.
Interestingly, the APA102 started to flicker once I set the global brightness to 30 or
below. To understand what was going on, I hooked up my scope to the power rails.
When the LEDs are turning on, they draw significantly higher current which leads to
a drop in voltage across the power rails. I previously used a similar method to
investigate the inner workings of candle flicker LEDs.
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The picture above shows the current modulation for RGB=255,255,255 and the
global brightness set to 16 (50%). The pulse width modulation is clearly visible in
the voltage signal at a frequency of 580 Hz, very similar to the 430 Hz of the

WS2812.

Next, I set the RGB value to 128,128,128 and kept the global brightness at 50%. The
result is shown above. Two PWM modulation schemes are superimposed in this
configuration. The global brightness is still modulated at ~582 Hz, while RGB value
is modulated at an approximately 32 times higher frequency, 19.2 kHz. This
frequency is significantly above the flicker fusion threshold, even when moving the
LED around, leading to an apparent constant brightness.
The very high PWM frequency is a pretty nice feature of these LEDs. In combination
with the higher update speed due to the SPI interface, they should be much better
suited for persistance-of-vision applications than the WS2812.
In summary, the APA102 show significant promise compared to the de-facto standard

WS2812:
       They can be controlled with a standard SPI interface. No critical timing
           required and much faster than the one wire protocol.
        They have an extremely high PWM frequency, allowing flicker-free POV
            applications.

        They are available in a special package with better heat sinking."

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Top 8 Benefits for LED Light

Top 8 Benefits for LED Lights Instead of Conventional Lighting

You certainly hear and read a lot about the advantages and benefits of the energy efficiency of LED light emitting diodes vs traditional lighting. When you compare them to other energy-saving illumination methods that are available on the market today, you will find that LED lighting is by far the most power-saving and smart solution. Recent research and developments in the field of LED illumination is about to bring upon us an intelligent green LED lighting revolution that will help us save the planet. Join us now and become a part of it!

By far the most energy efficient, the cleanest and most eco-friendly way of illumination is LED lighting, which is basically digital light and comes with a multitude of amazing benefits.

In fact, in makes a big leap in technology that can been seen much as an upgrade from analog to digital. LED is digital light, and the advantages versus conventional ‘analog’ lighting are so huge and of major benefit to both the users of this "technology of digital light" as well as also to our planet.

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1. Long Life
Long life time stands out as the number one benefit of LED lights. LED bulbs and diodes have an outstanding operational life time expectation of up to 100.000 hours. This is 11 years of continuous operation, or 22 years of 50% operation. If you leave on the LED fixture for 8h per day it would take around 20 years before you’d have to replace the LED bulb.

LED’s are different to standard lighting: They don’t really burn out and stop working like a standard light, moreover the lighting diodes emit lower output levels over a very long period of time and become less bright.

2. Energy Efficiency
Todays most efficient way of illumination and lighting, with an estimated energy efficiency of 80%-90% when compared to traditional lighting and conventional light bulbs. This means that about 80% of the electrical energy is converted to light, while a ca. 20% is lost and converted into other forms of energy such as heat.

With traditional incandescent light bulbs who operate at 20% energy efficiency only, a 80% of the electricity is lost as heat. Imagine the following scenario:

If you use traditional lighting and have an electricity bill of e.g US$ 100, then US$ 80 of that money has been used to heat the room, not to light it! Using LED illumination with 80% efficiency, the electricity costs would be around US$ 20 and you’d have saved around US$ 80.

The long operational life time acts as a multiplicator and helps achieve even more energy efficiency, especially large scale and when thinking in terms of urban infrastructure projects, such as cities, railroads and airports.

Think of e.g an airport using energy efficient LED lighting exclusively and achieving a 30% power consumption reduction in comparison with an airport using conventional lighting technology.

Because the long life span of LED lights, also the maintenance work - think of all the work and energy it would take to purchase, stock and change the conventional light bulbs of an airport - you’ll see that you can make significant energy savings also when it comes to maintenance and replacement due to the long operational life times of LED lighting.

3. Ecologically Friendly
LED lights are free of toxic chemicals. Most conventional fluorescent lighting bulbs contain a multitude of materials like e.g mercury that are dangerous for the environment.

LED lights contain no toxic materials and are 100% recyclable, and will help you to reduce your carbon footprint by up to a third. The long operational life time span mentioned above means also that one LED light bulb can save material and production of 25 incandescent light bulbs. A big step towards a greener future!

4. Durable Quality
LEDs are extremely durable and built with sturdy components that are highly rugged and can withstand even the roughest conditions.

Because LED lights are resistant to shock, vibrations and external impacts, they make great outdoor lighting systems for rough conditions and exposure to weather, wind, rain or even external vandalism, traffic related public exposure and construction or manufacturing sites.

5. Zero UV Emissions
LED illumination produces little infrared light and close to no UV emissions.

Because of this, LED lighting is highly suitable not only for goods and materials that are sensitive to heat due to the benefit of little radiated heat emission, but also for illumination of UV sensitive objects or materials such a in museums, art galleries, archeological sites etc.

6. Design Flexibility
LEDs can be combined in any shape to produce highly efficient illumination. Individual LEDs can be dimmed, resulting in a dynamic control of light, color and distribution. Well-designed LED illumination systems can achieve fantastic lighting effects, not only for the eye but also for the mood and the mind:

LED mood illumination is already being used in airplanes, classrooms and many more locations and we can expect to see a lot more LED mood illumination in our daily lives within the next few years.

7. Operational in Extremely Cold or Hot Temperatures
LED are ideal for operation under cold and low outdoor temperature settings. For fluorescent lamps, low temperatures may affect operation and present a challenge, but LED illumination operates well also in cold settings, such as for outdoor winter settings, freezer rooms etc.

8. Low-Voltage
A low-voltage power supply is sufficient for LED illumination. This makes it easy to use LED lighting also in outdoor settings, by connecting an external solar-energy source and is a big advantage when it comes to using LED technology in remote or rural areas.

Did these top 8 benefits for LED light convince you? LED lighting has even more benefits and advantages, so make sure you go LED and save both the planet - and your money!

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