RGB and RGBW support - sblantipodi/firefly_luciferin GitHub Wiki

Luciferin supports RGB strips and RGBW strips (WS2812B, SK6812, APA102, SK9812).
You can choose the type of LED strip you are using in the settings.

LED strip types

  • RGB: Only RGB channels are used.
  • RGBW: White is reproduced using the dedicated white channel (lower power consumption).
  • RGBW mixed (Brighter): All four channels are used for white (high power consumption, maximum brightness).
  • RGBW (RGB only): White is reproduced using RGB channels only (white channel not used).

How to change color order

Luciferin supports many color orders:

  • GRB / GRBW
  • RGB / RGBW
  • BGR / BGRW
  • BRG / BRGW
  • RBG / RBGW
  • GBR / GBRW
  • GRWB
  • GWBR
  • WRBG
  • RGWB
  • RWBG
  • WGBR
  • BGWR
  • BWRG
  • WGRB
  • BRWG
  • BWGR
  • WRGB
  • RBWG
  • RWGB
  • WBGR
  • GBWR
  • GWRB
  • WBRG

You can select the color order in the Firefly Luciferin Devices tab or via the Web Interface.


LED Strip WS2812B / SK6812 5V

Luciferin supports both RGB and RGBW strips.
60 LEDs per meter is generally bright enough for most applications and does not require much power.

Recommended strips:

  • SK6812 RGBW 5V LED strip
  • WS2812B RGB 5V LED strip