The strips come in a 0.5 meter reel with three 100mm long red/black/white

alligator clips on the end. The other end is sealed. The alligator clips are even

nicely color-coded: black for ground, white for signal, red for 3-5VDC power.

We use SK6812 LEDs on these strips so you don't need an inline resistor and

they work down to 3V logic+power.

NeoPixels are addressable LEDs. That means, there are 60 RGB LEDs per meter

and the strip is half a meter long so you get 30 individually-controlled RGB

LEDs! You can set the color of each LED's red, green and blue component with

8-bit PWM precision (so 24-bit color per pixel). The LEDs are controlled by

shift-registers that are chained up down the strip so you can shorten the strip if

you like by cutting it. Only 1 digital output pin are required to send data down.

The PWM is built into each LED-chip so once you set the color you can stop

talking to the strip, and it will continue to PWM all the LEDs for you

The strip is made of flexible PCB material, and comes in a weatherproof

sheathing. You can cut this stuff pretty easily with wire cutters. Of course, you

can also connect strips together to make them longer, just watch how much

current you need! We have a 5V/2A supply that is able to drive this strip but

chances are you will power these short strips direct from your microcontroller

board. You must use a 3-5V DC power supply to power these strips, do not use

higher than 6V or you can destroy the entire strip– yikes!

These LEDs use about 4.8 Watts max (~1 Amps @ 5V) per meter. The max rating

is assuming all the LEDs are on full white, usually the actual current for colorful

design is less than 1/3 of the max current. A good power supply is key!

Our detailed NeoPixel Uberguide has everything you need to use NeoPixels in

any shape and size. Including ready-to-go library & example code for Arduino

compatibles. You can also use these strips with MakeCode or CircuitPython

using the NeoPixel software support.