WS2812B SMD RGB LED - bypass capacitor

What value is recommended for these? The datasheet does not seem to tell you.

Hi,

for proper LED operation there is no need for a capacitor.

Why do you think you need a capacitor?
For sure the LED current needs to be within the specified range.

Klaus

100nF.

Klause: WS2812is a chip with a serial protocol to control built in RGB LEDs. It needs a decpupling capacitor like any other typical digital chip.

Bob

Hi,

Sorry for this. You are correct.
I should have better read the datasheet.

--> use a 100nF capacitor for each chip, like recommended on page 7.

Klaus

bobTPH said:

100nF.

Klause: WS2812is a chip with a serial protocol to control built in RGB LEDs. It needs a decpupling capacitor like any other typical digital chip.

Bob

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Could you upload your datasheet or else tell me where you downloaded it from. The one I have does not have a page 7 and no details about bypass caps.

boylesg said:

Could you upload your datasheet or else tell me where you downloaded it from. The one I have does not have a page 7 and no details about bypass caps.

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I found two versions of the datasheet. One is 5 pg. and one is 10 pg. The pg. 5 and pg. 7 information was identical. It shows c-1 as a 104 which I assume is the code for the value Klaus gave. He would have to verify that for you. Try searching "ws2812b datasheet- kitronik.

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He may be looking at a different datasheet. I see the 104 code as 100 pf.

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Kajunbee said:

I found two versions of the datasheet. One is 5 pg. and one is 10 pg. The pg. 5 and pg. 7 information was identical. It shows c-1 as a 104 which I assume is the code for the value Klaus gave. He would have to verify that for you. Try searching "ws2812b datasheet- kitronik.

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He may be looking at a different datasheet. I see the 104 code as 100 pf.

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Or I'm not converting the code correctly.

Hi,

Capacitor code:

10[COLOR="#0000FFEE"]4[/COLOR] means: 10 x 10^[COLOR="#0000FFEE"]4[/COLOR]pF
= 10 x 10,000 pF = 100,000 pF = 100nF

Klaus

Link to manufacturer: http://www.world-semi.com/solution/list-4-1.html
(But somehow I can't open this datasheet)

Thus here another source for the datasheet:
http://www.kitronik.co.uk/pdf/WS2812B-LED-datasheet.pdf

Klaus

Added:
Capacitor coding is similar to resistor coding. If you do some electronics stuff you should learn this.
Many manufacturer codes include this.
But I don't like the use of this code in schematics (like in the datasheet), because it may lead to confusions.

Or I'm not converting the code correctly.

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Obviously, 104 means "1" "0" "0000", 100000 pF or 100 nF.

Misunderstandings can be avoided by asking exactly. The chip is originally named "integrated light source" rather than "LED".