The NeoPixel Jewel RGBW (Natural White) packs seven ultra-bright, individually addressable LEDs into an elegant round board, delivering vibrant colour and balanced white light from a single control pin.
Be the belle of the ball with the NeoPixel Jewel RGBW — a compact, elegant lighting board designed for striking visual effects. This version features Natural White RGBW LEDs, combining red, green, blue, and a dedicated white channel for more balanced and versatile lighting. The Jewel is also available in Warm White, Cool White, and classic RGB variants.
Each NeoPixel is “split” into two sections: the familiar RGB LED, and a white LED with a yellow phosphor. When unlit, it resembles an egg yolk; when powered, it delivers extremely bright output with 8-bit PWM control per channel, providing 32-bit colour depth per LED. This makes it ideal for projects that need vivid colour effects alongside clean white illumination.
Seven 5050-sized (5 × 5 mm) smart RGBW NeoPixels are mounted on a beautifully round PCB with mounting holes and a fully chainable layout. Despite its compact size, the Jewel can be expanded easily — multiple boards can be linked together and controlled from a single microcontroller pin. Each LED includes an integrated driver chip with approximately 18 mA constant-current drive, ensuring consistent colour even if the supply voltage varies. No external resistors are required, keeping designs neat and simple. Power is supplied at 5 V DC, with a supported range of 4–7 V.
NeoPixels use an 800 kHz single-wire protocol, which requires precise timing. The built-in PWM runs at around 400 Hz, which works well for most applications, though some flicker may be visible if the LEDs are moving. For applications requiring smoother motion, DotStar LEDs offer a higher PWM rate.
The Jewel boards are fully chainable, with data passed from one board to the next over a single data line. Because the protocol is timing-sensitive, a real-time microcontroller is required, such as an AVR, Arduino, PIC, or mbed. Linux-based systems and interpreted microcontrollers are not suitable. An 8 MHz or faster processor is recommended. The LEDs are supported by the Adafruit NeoPixel Arduino library, with additional ports available for other platforms.
Each unit is supplied as a fully assembled and tested round PCB with 7 individually addressable RGBW LEDs, ready to add elegant lighting to your project.
Specifications
Diameter: 22.95mm
Weight: 1.4g
May ship either WS2812B or SK6812-based LEDs. They are the same brightness, colour and protocol
Revision History
As of May 18, 2023 - You may get a NeoPixel Jewel with either WS2812B LEDs or SKC6812 LEDs; they are the same protocol and brightness. However, the SKC are more reliable and handle accidental over-volting a little better!
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