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The REV3 lighting boards have 6 WS2812B-2020 LEDS on them. A datasheet data sheet has been uploaded on the WARG confluence page for reference. Our firmware currently has the option to configure lighting on individual LEDS or on all of them on the board, as a group.

Data Composition

A WS2812B-2020 (or neopixel) has 3 primary colour components, each of which can be used at varying brightness levels. Those colours are green, red, and blue. To get an LED to light up, you must send it a 24-bit frame. Each frame is composed of a green, red, and blue “color-bytes” (they’re in quotes for a reason). The value of each “colour-byte” in the frame determines how brightly that color shines on the LED. The following is a screenshot of the 24-bit data composition from the data sheet.

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