I wanted to understand how to make WS2812 LEDs work but also within the Hackspace I found some PICs. I had used something similar many years ago, but this was a completely new learning curve! 2812 LEDS and how they work There are many many write ups about how 2812 LEDs work, so rather cover much of that I will just outline the basics to get things going. The WS2812B DataSheet outlines the timings, but to make life easier the basics are as follows :
