2024-03-11
The difference between SK6812 RGBW and TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A
The difference between SK6812 RGBW and TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A
The market above the magic led light belt is already an indispensable variety of light belt market. At first, the color products were more RGB strips, and the RGBW ones were not very popular. As the magic market continues to expand, RGBW is becoming increasingly popular.
At present, there are mainly SK6812 RGBW and TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A, but what are the differences between these light strips?
First of all, the chip of the SK6812 RGBW magic light bar is built-in, which can achieve a single point and single control, and can achieve a maximum of 144 lights 1 meter. (In fact, it can be seen as an upgraded version of WS2812B, the color is upgraded from RGB to RGBW), but the disadvantages are also more obvious, his voltage can only be 5V, the voltage drop is more obvious, and the length of the connection is relatively small.
TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A magic light bar IC is external, can be designed to be 5V, 12V and 24V, but generally rarely designed to 5V. In the case of 12V&24V, the voltage drop is not as significant compared to the SK6812 RGBW, and the connection can be longer. If 12V is used, it is 3 lights and 1 group; 24V is a group of 6 lights, relatively speaking, the number of ics is less, so the price is cheaper.
In terms of our sales, more customers are willing to choose TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A magic light strip, because the overall performance is better, generally a group of 6 lights or a group of 3 lights can meet most of the design needs, and the cost of the controller is relatively low. Of course, in order to reduce costs, some suppliers in the market use low-quality RGBW lamp beads and imitation 3M back glue, and the quality is often unstable. Therefore, when purchasing, we must ensure that these raw materials are of high quality to ensure the stability of quality.
In terms of our sales, more customers are willing to choose TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A magic light strip, because the overall performance is better, generally a group of 6 lights or a group of 3 lights can meet most of the design needs, and the cost of the controller is relatively low. Of course, in order to reduce costs, some suppliers in the market use low-quality RGBW lamp beads and imitation 3M back glue, and the quality is often unstable. Therefore, when purchasing, we must ensure that these raw materials are of high quality to ensure the stability of quality.
On the basis of TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A magic light bar, there is now also WS2814 RGBW magic light bar, WS2814 IC equivalent to TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A upgrade version, with all the performance of these ordinary RGBW, In addition, a breakpoint continuation function is added, and the damage of a single IC does not affect the quality of the subsequent lamp belt, so the performance is more stable.
In general, SK6812 RGBW is single point single control, control is more convenient; TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A lower cost and longer connection; The WS2814 RGBW magic light belt has the function of breakpoint continuation, which is the upgraded version of the TM1814/SM16704/WS2814A magic light belt.
