And we seem to be skating over the little fact that he wants PWM on the LEDs.
I would say it needs to be the WS2812s. Or nothing!
Even if he already has all the LEDs (has he?), it is going to be cheaper and vastly more practical.
Paul__B:
And we seem to be skating over the little fact that he wants PWM on the LEDs.
Maybe not...
Bart007:
On the grid I need 4 colors: Dark Blue, Light Blue, Red and White.
Cyan (green+blue) could be used as "light blue". in which case no pwm needed.
Dark Blue = B
Light Blue = B+G
Red = R
White = R+G+B
Bart007:
I would say it needs to be the WS2812s. Or nothing!
Even if he already has all the LEDs (has he?), it is going to be cheaper and vastly more practical.
Given the OP's level of skill, I would certainly agree that ws2812 will be far simpler and cheaper (if the 5050 smd size is used).
These are also available in 5mm format although they are considerably more expensive than the 5050 smd type.
PaulRB:
Cyan (green+blue) could be used as "light blue". in which case no pwm needed.Dark Blue = B
Light Blue = B+G
Red = R
White = R+G+B
+1 Kudos for that.