This page has FOUR wiring diagrams as follows:
1. Wiring an RGB controller with RGBW LED strips.
2. Wiring an RGB controller with RGBWW LED strips.
3. Wiring an RGB controller with RGBA LED strips.
4. Wiring a DUAL COLOR configuration with RGBA LED strips.
An RGBW LED has 4 diodes: red, green, blue and warm white. An RGBWW LED strip has 5 diodes: red, green, blue, warm white and cool white. An RGB LED controller can be used to power the R-G-B diodes on either the RGBW or RGBWW LED strip. The remaining W diodes can be controlled by a hard wired switch such as a factory installed switch (or new dimmer switch) or, you can use a second RGB led controller (or zone 2 of our dual zone controller) to power the W diodes. If you have a GEN2 LED Controller, that series of controller has the ability to control the W or WW diodes built in. See GEN2 controller wiring diagram.
An RGBA LED strip has 4 diodes: red, green, blue and amber. The Amber diode is most commonly controlled by a hard wired on/off switch - or - if you have a GEN2 LED Controller, that series of controller has the ability to control the Amber diode too. See GEN2 controller wiring diagram..
Here are four wiring diagrams that illustrate the possibilities.
HEAVY DUTY (HD) DUAL COLOR. The HD Dual Color led strips have 5 power leads: Black, Red, Green, Blue and Yellow. The Yellow wire matches up with the AMBER LED diode. The Black wire is ground. The Red, Green and Blue wires match up with their respective LED diodes on the LED strip.
LOW PROFILE (LP) DUAL COLOR. The LP Dual Color led strips have 5 power leads: Black, Red, Green, Blue and White. The White wire matches up with the AMBER LED diode. The Black wire is ground. The Red, Green and Blue wires match up with their respective LED diodes on the LED strip.
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