
WS2811 vs WS2812B: Which Driver IC to Spec
WS2811 vs WS2812B for real installations: why the IC is not the voltage, what the 3-LED cut unit costs you, run lengths, repairs, and how to spec each one.
Which addressable driver IC to specify — WS2811, WS2812B, WS2815, SK6812, TM1814, UCS1903 — and how Art-Net, DMX512 and SPI change what you can build.
Send the spec — pitch, IC, IP class, run length, voltage — and you get an engineer's answer, not a catalogue. Samples and OEM/ODM quotes from the Shenzhen factory floor.