5mm RGB LED Module KY-016

5mm RGB LED Module KY-016 Common Cathode

4 Pin Red Green Blue LED Diode Light Lamp Illumination Status Indicator Notification

     This module is a ready-made led board on which a 5mm rgb led containing three colors (red, green, blue) in a single body is integrated onto the board. By driving the leds in different amounts you can produce any color you want. You can achieve this by applying a pwm signal. There are current limiting resistors for each color channel on the board. It can be used directly with Arduino and other microcontrollers.

     Add color to your projects. With the practical rgb led module that you can connect directly to your Arduino or other microcontrollers without requiring extra components thanks to its built-in protection resistors, you can obtain millions of intermediate colors with pwm signals. Getting visual feedback in your robotics projects, smart home systems or hobby circuits is now very easy. This compact module provides "plug-and-play" convenience with the standard 5mm RGB LED on it and the necessary current limiting resistors.

     Unlike normal LEDs, it protects your LED from high current thanks to the SMD resistors on this module (150ohm with the code 151). You can connect it on a breadboard or directly to your microcontroller with jumper cables. By mixing the Red, Green and Blue channels you can obtain any color you want.

Why Should You Choose This Module?

• Built-in resistors: You do not need to make external resistor calculations or soldering.

• Wide compatibility: It is compatible with all popular development boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, ESP8266 and STM32.

• Pwm support: You can precisely adjust the color tones and the brightness using the analog output (PWM).

Features:

• Led type: 5mm RGB LED
• 3 Separate color channels: Red / Green / Blue
• Supply voltage:  DC  3.3V  /  5V 
• Current limiting resistors on the board
• Lens: Clear
• Pin order: Red / Green / Blue / Common terminal ground
• Light intensity: 4000 / 8000 / 5000mcd
• Led driving voltage: DC 2.1V / 3.4V
• Current: 20mA
• Color: Black
• 4 pin standard 2.54mm male pin header connection socket
• Dimensions:  15mm x 19mm
• Weight:  2gr

Pin description:

• R: Red LED control
• G: Green LED control
• B: Blue LED control
• -: Common terminal (anode/cathode)

Package contents:

•     1 Piece 5mm RGB LED Module KY-016