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Each RGB LED and controller chip is molded into a 'dot' of silicone. The dots are weatherproof and rugged. There are four flanges molded in so that you can 'push' them into a 12mm drill hole in any material up to 1.5mm\/0.06\" thick. They're typically used to make outdoor signs. We also have flat-backed pixels that are essentially the same, but are not as long and thin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pixels are connected by a 4-conductor cable. +5V (Red), Ground (Blue), Data (Yellow) and Clock (Green). Data is shifted down from one pixel to the next so that you can easily cut the strand or attach more onto the end. Each dot is digitally controlled, with an internal 8-bit PWM LED driver (24-bit color for 16 million different shades). The pixels must be clocked by a microcontroller, we have an example code linked below that works on an Arduino, it should be simple to adapt it to any other microcontroller.\u003cbr\u003eThe pixels use 8mm diffused RGB LEDs, with a 120 degree beam width. 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We have a 5V\/2A supply that should be able to drive 2 or more strands and a 5V\/10A supply that can drive up to 160 LEDs all lit up at once\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to connect to the strand (to wire it to power and a microcontroller), you could cut and solder to the wires, but better yet just grab a 4-JST cable set - then check the LED modules to see which way is the input (there's arrows showing the data direction)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYou can drive these with an Arduino using any two microcontroller digital pins, check this library which also has example code to demonstrate the strands and \u003cb\u003ebe sure to read our very detailed tutorial on usage!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-technical-details-content\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12mm diameter (0.45\") 38mm deep (1.5\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e80mm \/ 3\" apart on the strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 pieces per strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew! 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