Light-emitting diode is a technology that produces light with the use of a semiconductor source. These LED bulbs are very small in size and are generally grouped together to produce a single bright light source. With this unique lighting system, a lighting designer can add or mix full spectrum colors to produce white light.
LED bulb is more advantageous than halogen and incandescent power because it is safer, energy efficient and more flexible with regard to colored lighting as it can be dimmed or brightened to meet specific lighting requirements.
RGB LED tape (the letters stand for red, green and blue) refer to the light colors that come out of an LED lighting system. The RGD LED fixture provides a means to control or change color lighting for indoor and outdoor requirements. The benefits of using RGB LEDs are:
• low energy consumption,
• long life,
• DIY features to customize dashboards and
• Perfect outdoor weatherproof lighting solution.
By adding specific sets of interchangeable colors to the energy of the outdoor landscape, RGB LED lighting can really illuminate areas and spaces that would have otherwise been hidden.
Types
The main types of RGB LED tape lighting are:
1.Direct view lighting,
2.linear lighting and
3. RGB Wall-wash LED lighting.
Direct Vision Power, as the name implies, is a fixture that can be looked at directly and provides basic lighting to a specific space.
Linear power means lighting that can bend or flex like a lighting strip. These flexible strips can be placed around any object shape, such as a curve or sphere, to illuminate it.
Wall-wash is a light box that is used to cover an entire wall with light of any color. The only problem with this type of lighting is that using a group of colors can cause uneven lighting; A simple solution would be to use multiple bathroom wall strips to ensure even lighting.
A fair amount of application planning and foresight is required before RGB LED systems can be installed. The crucial factors determining usage and installation are:
• Aesthetics and interaction with the existing space esp. Inside,
• Cost of the system,
• Number of channels and control cables,
• Power supply,
• Additional electrical and engineering modifications are required, etc.
RGB LED strips come in ‘Addressable’ and ‘Non-addressable’ varieties. In the Non-addressable type, the colored strips can be used and changed depending on the type of configuration required.
Addressables are simply the most controllable and customizable LED strip lighting systems ever thought of. The trick here is to use them as non-addressables, but they can be further customized by adding a small chip between each LED that allows individual control of each LED. The downside of addressable RGB LEDs is that it is very expensive and to get the maximum benefit from lighting systems the need for a ‘microcontroller’ is very essential.
Addressable RGB LEDs are used for the most sophisticated and complex lighting projects and have the ability to function as art forms or objects on their own without the use of any other accessories.