SK6812 VS WS2812B VS WS2813 addressable LED strip light

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WS2812B

WS2812B LED strip is an IC built-in strip light each pixel is individually programmable and addressable. Voltage is DC5v

Know more about WS2812B light: WS2812B working principle

ws2812b led strip

SK6812

SK6812 strip light is the similar as WS2812B strip light, Voltage is DC5v too. LED strips based on the SK6812 and WS2812B can be chained together.

However, the SK6812 can not only be made to RGB, but also can be made to RGBW light, this is another big difference.

sk6812 rgb led tape

sk6812 rgbw led tape

WS2812B, SK6812, and WS2813 are all built-in IC LED strips that support individual control. Please click individually addressable LED strip to view more models.

WS2813

WS2813 LED strip is an IC built-in strip light strip with each pixel individually addressable too, voltage is DC5v but with 4 pins break continue function.

So far until 2019.7.3, the most stable is WS2812B and SK6812. Even WS2813 has a lot advantages such break continue function, but not stable enough.

ws2813 led strip

What is the difference between SK6812, WS2812B and WS2813 tape light?

Here we have a table for you to compare. Please see below:

SK6812 strip light	WS2812B strip light	WS2813 LED strip
Built-in IC	Built-in IC	Built-in IC
DC5v	DC5v	DC5v
RGB/RGBW	RGB	RGB
60 leds/m	60 leds/m	60 leds/m
18w/m	18w/m	18w/m
Positive + Negative +Single Data line	Positive + Negative +Single Data line	Positive + Negative +Dual Data lines