This pixel protocol was designed by Lianxinke in China. UCS1904 is an improved design of its previous version, UCS1903, operating up to 24V instead of 12V and using improved optics to achieve a higher PWM rate. The control circuit comes in a SOP8 package, allowing for more flexibility with LED choice.
PixLite Support
Are you looking for UCS1904 pixel drivers that work with Art-Net or sACN? All PixLite Mk3 products support UCS1904 as an available Pixel IC type, so get in touch with us to find out how the lighting specialists at Advatek can support you in your pixel lighting project.
Technical Specifications
| Clock Type | Data-Only |
| Color Resolution | 8 bits |
| Physical Package | SOP8 |
| RGB | Yes |
| RGBW | See UCS2904 |
| Output Pixel Voltage | 5 – 24V |
| PWM Rate | 1500Hz |
| Suitable Camera | Up to 50fps, see Refresh Rate and PWM Rate |
| Data Transfer Rate | 400 or 800kbps |
| Redundant Data Line | No |
UCS1904 Advantages
- Up to 24V, allowing for very long cable lengths
- High PWM rate allows for filming these pixels with cameras up to 50fps
UCS1904 Disadvantages
- Data-only restricts refresh rates to be limited by the speed of the protocol, which will generally be slow
- Only 8 bits of data for each color makes dimming curves less smooth
- No redundancy in data