NeoPixel / Ws2812 LEDS

Connections

Module Types

NeoPixels come in a wide variety of packageshttps://www.amazon.com/Tapes-Adhesives-Sealants/b/?ie=UTF8&node=256225011&ref_=sv_indust_8 

Single

• Through Hole - 4 leg LED package
• .mdx - surface mount package typically added to a PCB
• PCB - an .mdx NeoPixel mounted on a small PCB to make it easier to connect

Multiple

• Stick
• Strip
• Strand
• Ring
• Matrix

Pre-wired modules

• JST-SM
  • Strips
    • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019DYZNO6  ¹
  • Rings
    • https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Drivers-forArduino-Raspberry-ESP8266/dp/B08GPWVD57  ¹

Unwired modules (solder on your own connector)

• Sticks
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLJ9MWVV 
• Rings
  • https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Drivers-forArduino-Raspberry-ESP8266