Is the Inland WS8218B LED Strip a Typo?

ColeSlawCole

As the title says is the WS8218B a typo or is the actual LED on the strips? I have been unable to find the datasheet for this specific LED anywhere and I'm wondering if it is a typo and is intended to say WS2812B which is an LED typically found on these strips.

I was looking to purchase an LED strip for a Raspberry Pi DIY project and needed to know the LED type in order to know which python libraries to download such as FastLED Library. Thanks for any help!

JS_MC

Hello,

Are you referring to these? https://www.microcenter.com/product/623854/inland-ws8218b-individually-addressable-led-strip-5-meter-60-led-per-meter

This is the digitally-addressable type of LED strip. 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). WS2812B Led strips work great with FastLED library.

ColeSlawCole

Yes those are the ones I was referring to! So the LED's on the strip are actually WS2812B LED's?

JS_MC

I've reached out to our buyer about this item! But based on the information I have currently that is correct! It has WS2812B LED's.
I'll confirm once I've heard back from out buyer.