Power Pins
- V - this is the power pin. To power the board, give it the same power as the logic level of your microcontroller - e.g. for a 5V micro like Arduino, use 5V. It can be powered from either 3V to 5V.
- G - common ground for power and logic.
Input Logic
- DAT - This is the data line input from your microcontroller to your addressable RGB LED.
- CLK - This is the clock line input from your microcontroller to your addressable RGB LED. Some RGB LED variants such as Dotstars (ex: SK9822) utilize a clock signal.
Output Logic
- D5 - This is the 5V level shifted data line output to your addressable RGB LED.
- !D5 - This is the inverted 5V level shifted data line output to your addressable RGB LED. This output should be used for funky variants like the TM1814 that want inverted signal levels.
- C5 - This is the 5V level shifted clock line output to your addressable RGB LED. Some RGB LED variants such as Dotstars (ex: SK9822) utilize a clock signal.
NeoPixel and NeoPixel Jumper
- NeoPixel LED - On the front of the board, to the left of the output terminal block, is the NeoPixel LED. This LED is connected to the data line, so you can verify that you're getting valid signal on that pin to check against the output you are getting with your connected addressable RGB LEDs.
- Neo - On the back of the board, to the left of the top mounting hole, is the NeoPixel LED jumper. It is labeled Neo and outlined in white on the board silk. If you do not want to power the onboard NeoPixel LED, you can cut this jumper to disable it.
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