I am new to Arduino. I have a 5 wire LED strip. I want to connect it to Arduino and see the RGB lights. I also have a 4-module relay. I want to connect it to arduino either using or without using relay. Please help me.
The image of the LED strip is as below.
The arduino I am using is Arduino Uno.
need more info about strip.
Is it addressable WS2812 like or just 3-signal RGB ?
But in both cases the relay is not a correct choice for control it.
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The image shows that you are holding the output wiring to the next strip.
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...and also the fact that this is not a 5-wire strip, but three. Judging by the fact that there are arrows, this is an address strip type 2812.
Such strips can be connected to arduino directly, without relays, and controlled with FastLED or NeoPixel libraries.
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It's definitely an addressable 5V strip of some kind.
I agree, it is 3 wire, not 5 wire. It's just that the 5V and GND pads from the strip have had 2 wires soldered to each pad. There are no truly 5 wire strips that I have seen, although they might exist, for example a non-addresable RGBW (Red, Green, Blue, White).
I suspect this is an addressable RGBW strip. I can see yellow rectangles inside each led which would be the white led. Can't see clearly if there are red, green & blue LEDs in there also, but they are usually much smaller and difficult to see in a photo like that.
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I do not know much about this. I have added new image.
So, is it okay if I connect the 5v from the LED strip to 5V to Ardunio. Fround to Ground and the rest 3 wires from the LED strip to 3 pins ((8,9,10) of arduino?
No, the Arduino cannot supply enough current to power this strip. You need a separate 5V power supply (which, by the way, can power the Arduino also).
The rating of this PSU depends on how many LEDs on the strip.
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I found that the LED strip used is SK6812 RGBW LED. This type
Also, I will give a different power source for the red and white wire (first and fifth wire). Do I also need to insert them in arduino 5v and gnd? Because there are two sets of red and white wires.
Also, do I need to use resistors or bread board? If you have any circuit diagram, or code or any resource, please provide it to me. Thank you.
Using FastLED library helped me. Thank you all for your replies.
No
Please read carefully what we all wrote to you. It is not a 5-wire strip, it has 3-wire only - one for VCC, one GND and the last one for signal
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Yes, I used FastLed library. I understood now. Thank you for your time and effort. 
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