Here at Adafruit we love discovering new and exotic glowing things. Like moths to the flame, we were intrigued by these #39;chip on board#39; ultra-flexible white LED Strips with 320 SMT LEDs per meter, soldered side-by-side and diffused with a silicone epoxy! Theylooka lot like neon or incandescent tubing or maybe really-nice EL wire, but without the need for expensive transformers, glass tubing, or inert gasses.
Unlike pixel-dot strips these lights have a continuous, pure light source, and unlike our #39;Neon#39; tubing, they#39;re much thinner and more flexible. (but don#39;t have a chunky diffused look)
They are extremely flexible and bendy, this particular strip featuresa Warm White non-addressable LED stripwith a solid chunk of translucent silicone rubber as a diffuser on top of the LEDs and then encased in a sealed silicone tube that can be cut away. They look incredible, and super easy to use, and are a great way to make your projects light up!
The silicone makes for a strong, durable weather-proof casing. They#39;re not guaranteed for dunking underwater or long-term outdoor exposure but they#39;re durable enough for projects that have to survive the outdoors, like costumes, bike lighting, or festival decorations. Plus, with theadhesive backing, you can stick it where you please.
You#39;ll get a 1-meter long strip with 2 wires: blackand red. Provide 9V (bright) to 12V (very bright!) and the stripstarts to glow.
Note these are not #39;NeoPixel#39; LED strips; you cannot turn on individual LEDs.This guide on analog RGB LED strip control will show you how it works - you#39;ll want a microcontroller with 4 PWM outputs, and 4 N-MOSFETs or a ULN2803 to control the power to each R/G/B element.